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Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London in 1342.He was the son of a prosperous wine merchant and deputy to the king’s butler. He had little education in Latin and Greek. When he was out of school he was employed as a knight of shire for Kent. Chaucer was a member of the kings house hold and he was always sent on diplomatic errands throughout Europe. he absorbed what he saw in his society and wrote the Canterbury Tales.Geoffrey was known as an exceptional writter of the Medieval era |
| In this feudal system, the king awarded land grants or "fiefs" to his most important nobles, his barons, and his bishops, in return for their contribution of soldiers for the king's armies. At the lowest echelon of society were the peasants, also called "serfs" or "villeins." In exchange for living and working on his land, known as the "demesne," the lord offered his peasants protection. |
