AGES ERA PERIOD
THE RENAISSANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Edward III
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Richard II
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Henry IV
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Geoffrey Chaucer was born sometime between 1340 and 1345, most likely in London. He was the son of a successful wine merchant. In 1357, he became page to Edward III’s daughter-in-law. The king then sent him on diplomatic missions abroad.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1357 Chaucer became a page to Elizabeth de Burgh, the wife of Lionel, Duke of Clarence. He later joined the army and fought against the French, was captured and then ransomed (the king paid £16 towards the ransom money).
Detailed explanation-3: -Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1340s – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the “father of English literature", or, alternatively, the “father of English poetry".
Detailed explanation-4: -Chaucer is believed to have written the stories as early as the 1380s so would have been writing The Canterbury Tales also during the reign of King Richard II.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1387, he began his most famous work, ‘The Canterbury Tales’, in which a diverse group of people recount stories to pass the time on a pilgrimage to Canterbury.