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Page 63
... Chaucer was abroad on a diplomatic mission , and in 1369 he was on military service in France . Also in 1369 he and his wife were official mourners for the death of Queen Philippa . Obviously , Chaucer's career was pros- pering , and ...
... Chaucer was abroad on a diplomatic mission , and in 1369 he was on military service in France . Also in 1369 he and his wife were official mourners for the death of Queen Philippa . Obviously , Chaucer's career was pros- pering , and ...
Page 64
... Chaucer steadily anxious , he pro- duced a sizable body of writings during this decade , some of very high order . Surprisingly , these works do not in ... Chaucer the civil servant , and Chaucer the pilgrim : somewhat 64 Chaucer , Geoffrey.
... Chaucer steadily anxious , he pro- duced a sizable body of writings during this decade , some of very high order . Surprisingly , these works do not in ... Chaucer the civil servant , and Chaucer the pilgrim : somewhat 64 Chaucer , Geoffrey.
Page 65
... Chaucer's children is not fully clear . The probability is that he and Philippa had two sons and two daughters . One son , Thomas Chaucer , who died in 1434 , owned large tracts of land and held important offices in the 1420s ...
... Chaucer's children is not fully clear . The probability is that he and Philippa had two sons and two daughters . One son , Thomas Chaucer , who died in 1434 , owned large tracts of land and held important offices in the 1420s ...
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