GEOFFREY CHAUCER

Front

CHAUCER WAS BORN...

Back

AROUND 1343 IN LONDON, ENGLAND

Front

HIS SOCIAL STATUS ALLOWED

Back

UPPER ECHELONS OF SOCIETY AND EXCELLENT EDUCATION

Front

IN ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL HE STUDIED

Back

FRENCH, LATIN AND ITALIAN

Front

HIS EARLY ADULT LIFE WAS MARKED BY...

Back

SERVICE TO THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD

Front

IN 1357 HE WAS PAGE TO

Back

ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF ULSTER

Front

CHAUCER SERVED THE ENGLISH ARMY DURING

Back

THE HUNDRED YEAR'S WAR

Front

IN 1360, HE...

Back

WAS CAPTURED IN THE SIEGE OF RIEMS AND RANSOMED WITH CONTRIBUTIONS OF EDWARD III

Front

HIS CAREERS AS PUBLIC SERVANT BEGAN IN EARNEST IN

Back

1360

Front

CHAUCER WAS COURTIER, DIPLOMAT AND CIVIL SERVANT IN THE HOUSEHOLDS OF

Back

EDWARD III, RICHARD II AND HERNY IV

Front

IN 1374 HE WAS APPOINTED

Back

COMPTROLLER OF THE CUSTOMS FOR THE PORT OF LONDON (12 YEARS)