AGES ERA PERIOD
THE RENAISSANCE
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1386
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1300
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1343
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He also became a member of parliament for Kent in 1386, and attended the ‘Wonderful Parliament’ that year.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1374, Chaucer was appointed comptroller of the lucrative London customs. In 1386, he was elected member of parliament for Kent, and he also served as a justice of the peace.
Detailed explanation-3: -By 1368, King Edward III had made Chaucer one of his esquires. When the queen died in 1369, it served to strengthen Philippa’s position and subsequently Chaucer’s as well.
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1359 Chaucer was a member of Edward III’s army in France and was captured during the unsuccessful siege of Reims. The king contributed to his ransom, and Chaucer served as messenger from Calais to England during the peace negotiations of 1360.
Detailed explanation-5: -Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s – 25 October 1400) was an English author and poet, most known for his The Canterbury Tales. He is widely considered one of the greatest English poets of the Middle Ages and has been called the “father of English literature”.