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Geoffrey Chaucer
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2. The Early Years Born: 1342/43 Location: London
Parents: His father was a prosperous wine merchant and deputy to the king’s butler and his wife
Education: No detailed information is known about his early education but it is believed that he could read Italian, French, and Latin.

3. Military Service and Government Positions
: Hundred Years War
1389: Clerk of the King’s Works
: Journeyed abroad on diplomatic and commercial missions
1374: Became a government official at the port of London
1385: Appointed justice of the peace, later appointed to Parliament

4. Court Time
1374: Charged with rape while working at the port of London. Guilt or innocence not determined. In 1380 hr paid Cecile Champaigne to withdraw the suit.
1387: Sued for debt after the death of his wife

5. The Death of Chaucer
For the last few years of his life Chaucer lived in Greenwich.
While there, he once was mugged twice in the same day.
Chaucer died in London on October 25, It has been speculated that he was murdered.
He was buried in Westminister Abbey, in a part of the church that later became known as the Poet’s Corner. A monument was erected to him in 1555.

6. Literary Works Translation of Romaunt of the Rose- 1360
Monk’s Tale- 1374
Canterbury Tales
Translation of the Consolation of Philosophy, written the Parliament of Foules- 1382
The House of Fame
Legende of Goode Wimmen- 1368, 1395
Troilus and Criseyde- 1385