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(c. 1343-1400) English poet

Geoffrey Chaucer

(c. 1343-1400) English poet

The Knight from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Knight

The Knight from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Miller from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Miller

The Miller from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Steward from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Steward

The Steward from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Cook from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Cook

The Cook from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Man of Law from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Man of Law

The Man of Law from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Shipman from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Shipman

The Shipman from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Prioress from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Prioress

The Prioress from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

Chaucer from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

Chaucer

Chaucer from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Monk from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Monk

The Monk from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Nun's Priest from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Nun's Priest

The Nun's Priest from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Doctor of Physic from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Doctor of Physic

The Doctor of Physic from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Pardoner from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Pardoner

The Pardoner from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Wife of Bath from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Wife of Bath

The Wife of Bath from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Friar from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Friar

The Friar from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Summoner from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Summoner

The Summoner from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Clerk of Oxford from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Clerk of Oxford

The Clerk of Oxford from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Merchant from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Merchant

The Merchant from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Squire from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Squire

The Squire from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Franklin from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Franklin

The Franklin from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Second Nun from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Second Nun

The Second Nun from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Canon's Yeoman from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Canon's Yeoman

The Canon's Yeoman from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Manciple from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Manciple

The Manciple from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Parson from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

The Parson

The Parson from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated by Agnus MacDonall.

(c. 1343-1400) English poet

Geoffrey Chaucer

(c. 1343-1400) English poet

Chaucer's Tomb at Westminster Abbey.

Chaucer's Tomb

Chaucer's Tomb at Westminster Abbey.

Guesten Hall, Winchester, where Pilgrims were lodged on their way to Canterbury.

Guesten Hall

Guesten Hall, Winchester, where Pilgrims were lodged on their way to Canterbury.

A rest house for Pilgrim on their way to Canterbury Cathedral.

English Inn

A rest house for Pilgrim on their way to Canterbury Cathedral.

Portions of ancient Hospice on both sides of Water Lane, Ospringe used by Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral.

English Inn

Portions of ancient Hospice on both sides of Water Lane, Ospringe used by Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury…

An early English poet, and friend of Chaucer.

John Gower

An early English poet, and friend of Chaucer.

English writer/poet, most famous for his "Cantebury Tales"

Geoffrey Chaucer

English writer/poet, most famous for his "Cantebury Tales"

(1340-1400) English poet most famous for The Canterbury Tales.

Geoffrey Chaucer

(1340-1400) English poet most famous for The Canterbury Tales.

"The writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was a contemporary of Wycliffe, show us the character of the English tongue at that time. His <em>Canterbury Tales</em>, and the phraseology of Wycliffe's Bible, remind us of the dialects used by many of the peasants in our most secluded and unprogressive villages."

Geoffrey Chaucer

"The writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was a contemporary of Wycliffe, show us the character of the…

An illustration of the Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) Monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. Aristocrats were buried inside chapels and monks and people associated with the Abbey were buried in the Cloisters and other areas. One of these was Geoffrey Chaucer, who was buried here as he had apartments in the Abbey where he was employed as master of the Kings Works. Other poets were buried or memorialized around Chaucer in what became known as Poets' Corner

Westminster Abbey

An illustration of the Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster,…

The Tabard, an inn that stood on the east side of Borough High Street in Southwark, was established in 1307, when the abbot of Hyde purchased the land to construct a hostel for himself and his brethren, when business took them to London, as well as an inn to accommodate the numerous pilgrims headed on annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral. The Tabard is famous as the place owned by Harry Bailey, the host in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and is described in the first few lines of Chaucer's work as the location where the pilgrims first meet on their journey to Canterbury in the 1380s.

Tabard Inn

The Tabard, an inn that stood on the east side of Borough High Street in Southwark, was established…

An illustration of Geoffrey Chaucer as a Canterbury pilgrim. Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 &ndash; 25 October 1400?) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin.

Geoffrey Chaucer

An illustration of Geoffrey Chaucer as a Canterbury pilgrim. Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 25 October…

This fireplace sculpture shows two female figures that are characters from Chaucer's (author/poet) work. He is shown in a medallion in the center.

Fireplace Sculpture

This fireplace sculpture shows two female figures that are characters from Chaucer's (author/poet) work.…