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Chaucer died of unknown causes on 25 October 1400, although the only evidence for this date comes from the engraving on his tomb, which was erected more than 100 years after his death. There is some speculation [ 42 ] that he was murdered by enemies of Richard II or even on the orders of his successor Henry IV, but the case is entirely ...
Durant Waite Robertson Jr. (Washington, D.C. October 11, 1914 – Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 26, 1992) was a scholar of medieval English literature and especially Geoffrey Chaucer. He taught at Princeton University from 1946 until his retirement in 1980 as the Murray Professor of English, and was "widely regarded as this [the twentieth ...
Depiction of the Parson, from the Ellesmere Manuscript.. The Parson's Tale is the final tale of Geoffrey Chaucer's fourteenth-century poetic cycle The Canterbury Tales.Its teller, the Parson, is a virtuous priest who takes his role as spiritual caretaker of his parish seriously.
Philippa de Roet (also known as Philippa Pan or Philippa Chaucer; c. 1346 [1] – c. 1387) was an English courtier, the sister of Katherine Swynford (third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster – a son of King Edward III) and the wife of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
It may have been for one of the anniversary commemorations of Blanche's death that Geoffrey Chaucer, then a young squire and mostly unknown writer of court poetry, was commissioned to write what became The Book of the Duchess in her honour. Though Chaucer's intentions can never be defined with absolute certainty, many believe that at least one ...
A cause of death for Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, has been revealed. According to medical examiner records reviewed by Us Weekly, Baena's official cause of death is listed as ...
Jeff Baena's cause of death has been revealed, Fox News Digital confirmed. The film director and writer died by suicide on Jan. 3, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner.
Liam Payne’s cause of death has reportedly been confirmed by an inquest opening in his native United Kingdom.. The 31-year-old singer died on Oct. 16 of “polytrauma,” according to a hearing ...