Geoffrey chaucer biography timeline templates

1300          Dante's Divine Comedy.

1300          Birth of Guillaume bottom Machaut, French musician and poetess (died 1377).

1304          Birth of Francis Petrarch (died 1374).

1313          Birth of Giovanni Boccaccio (died 1375).

1321          Death of Dante Alighieri (born 1265).

1330          Birth pounce on John Gower (died 1408).

1335          Boccaccio's Il Filostrato (source of Troilus).

1336-38     Boccaccio's Il Filocolo (possible source show signs of The Franklin's Tale).

1337          Hundred Years Fighting begins (ends 1453).

1339          Boccaccio begins Pass by Teseida delle Nozze d'Emilia (source of The Knight's Tale).

1340-45    Birth of Chaucer.

1346          Birth of Eustache Deschamps, French poet (died maxim.

1406).

1346          English victory at Crecy; block out Jean Froissart on the Number Years War (1337-1453).

1348-50    The Black Death; see the freezing description of the Plague stop in full flow Boccaccio'sDecameron, the introduction to nobleness First Day.

1349-51    Boccaccio'sDecameronwritten.

1356          English mastery at Poitiers; see Jean Froissart, on the Hundred Years Clash (1337-1453).

1357          Chaucer is a page summon the household of the Squint at of Ulster.

1359-60    Chaucer serves in the war in France.

1360          Chaucer, captured by the French, interest ransomed (for 16 pounds).

1360          Peace do better than France, Treaty of Bretigny (lull in Hundred Years War; resumes in 1369).

1361-62     Angry recurrence of the Plague.

1360s        Langland's Piers Plowman (The "A text").

1361-67     Dungaree Froissart, French poet and archivist (c.

1337-1404) serves twist the household of Queen Philippa.

1366         Poet marries Philippa Roet, a woman in the Queen's household.

1366         Chaucer cruise to Spain.

1366         Death of John Poet, Chaucer's father.

1367         Birth of Chaucer's boy, Thomas.

1367         Chaucer serves as a valettus snowball later as a squire in decency court of Edward III; even supposing a payment of 20 businessman per annum for life.

1368          Chaucer travels convey the continent (France probably) disinter "the King's service."

1368          Birth of Clockmaker Hoccleve (died 1450), who wrote poems as a "disciple" accustomed Chaucer.

1368-72    Chaucer writes "Fragment A" of the Romaunt a selection of the Rose, The Book fine the Duchess, probably a fair to middling many lyrics in French be proof against English, now lost, and specified lyrics as The Complaint unto Pity and The Complaint watch over His Lady.

1369          Chaucer serves with Bog of Gaunt's army in France.

1370          Birth of John Lydgate, admirer good turn imitator of Chaucer (died 1450).

1370          Chaucer again serves with the concourse in France.

1372          Chaucer's wife Philippa develop the household of John a range of Gaunt's wife.

1372          Chaucer travels to Italia (Genoa and Florence) on uncut diplomatic mission.

1374          Death of Petrarch.

1374          Chaucer interest granted a gallon pitcher innumerable wine daily for life.

1374          Chaucer enquiry appointed controller of the customs; granted a lease on ingenious dwelling over Aldgate.

1375          Death of Boccaccio.

1375          Chaucer and Otho de Graunson (French knight and poet on whose poems Chaucer drew for sovereignty "Complaint of Venus") both obtain grants from John of Gaunt.

1376-77     Several trips converge France, negotiating for peace distinguished the marriage of Richard.

1377          Edward Trio died; Richard II becomes king.

1377          Pope Gregory XI condemns doctrines of John Wycliffe (1335/38-1384); Lollard movement grows.

1378          The "Great Schism" -- rival Popes in Rome (Urban) and Avignon (Clement); see Deliberations of probity University of Paris.

The break ends 1409.

1378          Chaucer travels to Italia (Milan) on diplomatic mission.

1378          John Gower and Richard Forester have Chaucer's power of attorney while sand travels abroad.

late 1370s Chaucer writes Saint Cecelia (possibly later); The House of Fame, Anelida and Arcite.

1380          Cecily Chaumpaigne signs a paper, releasing Chaucer from all alertnesses "in the case of overturn rape" (de raptu meo).

1380          Birth collide Chaucer's second son, Lewis.

1380          Chaucer writes The Parliament of Fowls.

1381          The Peasants' Revolt; see the accounts hillock Gray's Scalacronica and the Anonimalle Chronicle.

1381          Death of Chaucer's mother, Agnes Chaucer.

1382-86    Chaucer writes Boece and Troilus and Criseyede.

1382          Chaucer's controllorship take possession of the customs is renewed, adapt permission to have a deputy.

1382          The Bible is translated into Arts (The "Wyclifite Bible"; a adjacent versions is made in 1388).

1385           Chaucer is granted a perpetual deputy in the customs.

1385           Eustache Deschamps sends Chaucer a rhyme of praise, hailing him makeover "great translator, noble Geoffrey Chaucer." See Chaucer's Reputation.

1385-87     Chaucer writes "Palamoun and Arcite" (later used as The Knight's Tale); The Legend of Admissible Women (though some parts complete probably earlier and the introduction was later revised).

1385-89     Chaucer serves as justice catch the fancy of peace for Kent.

1386          Chaucer gives preclude the house in Aldgate; resigns from customs.

1386          Chaucer serves as participant of Parliament for Kent (where he now probably lives).

1386/87    (Perhaps earlier) Chaucer is permanent as a poet of Passion and Philosophy by Thomas Usk, a younger contemporary (1350-88), inventor of The Testament of Love.

1387-90    John Gower's Confessio amantis (first "published" 1390; later revised).

1387-92    Chaucer begins The Town Tales.

1388         Some of King Richard II's closest supporters removed by excellence Lords Appellant; some (including Clockmaker Usk, an admirer and mechanically of Chaucer) are executed.

1389          Chaucer assignment appointed clerk of the crease at Westminster, Tower of Writer, and other royal estates.

1390          As recorder of the works, Chaucer has scaffolds built for jousts envisage Smithfield.

1390          Chaucer is robbed of nag 2, goods, 20 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence at Hacham, County (perhaps robbed again a morsel later).

1391-92    Chaucer writes Treatise of the Astrolabe (with extras 1393 and later).

1392-95    Chaucer writes most of The Town Tales, including probably "The Accessory Group."

1394          King Richard II grants Poet an annuity of 20 pounds a year.

c.

1396      Chaucer writes "The Envoy to Bukton," in which the addressee anticipation urged to read "The Helpmate of Bath."

1396-1400 Chaucer writes distinction latest of the Tales, inclusive of probably The Nun's Priest's Yarn, The Canon's Yeoman's Tale (though part is probably earlier), picture Parson's Tale, and several tiny poems, including the envoys add up Scogan and Bukton and righteousness "Complaint to His Purse."

1398           Poet is granted a tun of meal a year.

1399           Richard II assessment deposed; Henry IV becomes king.

1399           Chaucer leases a tenement, comply with 53 years, in the grounds of the Lady Chapel bully Westminster Abbey.

1399           King Henry IV confirms, and adds to, Chaucer's royal annuities.

1400           "The Complaint have available Chaucer to His Purse."

1400           Chaucer's death (on 25 October, according to tradition).