![]() ![]() Chaucer also took part in it as a soldier and in 1360 was captured by the French at Reims for a short time, but bought back for £16. ![]() Lionel, a son of King Edward III, was one of the commanders of the French invasion in 1359. ![]() The first written mention of his name can be found in 1357 in the household book of the Countess of Ulster, Elizabeth de Burgh, the wife of Prince Lionel of Antwerp. 1-12 Early LifeĬhaucer came from a wealthy London wine merchant family. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, l. Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages. The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, He is best known today for The Canterbury Tales and was the first poet to be buried in Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey. Known as the Father of English literature, Chaucer is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. On October 25, 1400, English poet Geoffrey Chaucer passed away. ![]()
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