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Jan 1, 1343
The Birth of Chaucer
On January the 1st Chaucer was born -
Feb 1, 1343
upbringing
upbringing -
Jan 1, 1348
Chaucer and the Plague
The Plague arived at Chaucer's vilage/Town -
Jan 1, 1357
Chaucer's 1st job
Chaucer became a servant -
Mar 9, 1360
Captured
Chaucer is captured by the French at the siege of Reims. In March 1360, he is ransomed for 16 pounds. -
Jan 1, 1365
Chaucer's marrage
1st of January Chaucer gets married to Phillipa Roet -
Jan 1, 1367
Chaucer's 1st son called Thomas
Birth of Chaucer's first son Thomas -
Jan 1, 1380
Chaucer's second son Lewis
Birth of Chaucer's second son Lewis -
Jan 1, 1387
Canterbury Tales
Chaucer began to write the Canterbury Tales. There are 24 tales altogether about a pilgrimage to Thomas of Beckett. He worked on the tales for the rest of his life, but they were never finished. -
Mar 9, 1400
Chaucer's Death
Chaucer probably died in 1400 aged approximately 57. He was buried in Westminister abbey.