The life of Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1340-1400), often labeled “the father of English poetry,” ought to be an open book: He is mentioned almost 500 times in contemporary records, far more than ...

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On Oct. 25, 1400, author Geoffrey Chaucer died in London. In 1760 George III ascended the British throne after the death of his grandfather King George II. In 1838 composer Georges Bizet was born in ...

Two scholars have made new conclusions about a sermon from the late 12th century, which reframes some confusing references, made by the 14th century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. And now for a tale ...

2 Previews: IM GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD; CHURCHILL AT WAR at The Musical Theater Project; Actors Summit 3 THE NOTEBOOK Tickets Now on Sale for Playhouse Square Engagement ...

Here and Now exhibition (2023–2024) at the Bodleian Library, the conference Chaucer in the Age of Medievalism—sponsored by ...

Before "The Canterbury Tales," Geoffrey Chaucer was a teenage fashion plate, prisoner of war, a traveler. We dig into a new biography. On 4th July, 1378, a bead-maker, Simon Wylde de Estland, robbed a ...