Geoffrey Chaucer vs John Wycliffe
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Compare the life timelines of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) and John Wycliffe (1328–1384) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1343 to 1384.
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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Captured near Reims during the Hundred Years' War and ransomed Verified
- — Began writing The Canterbury Tales
- — Appointed Clerk of the King's Works Verified
- — Died in London and was buried in Westminster Abbey Verified
John Wycliffe (1328–1384)
- — Born in Yorkshire, England Verified
- — Studied at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Became Master of Balliol College, Oxford Verified
- — Received his doctorate in theology at Oxford Verified
- — Served on a royal embassy to Bruges Verified
- — Propositions condemned by Pope Gregory XI Verified
- — Retired to his parish at Lutterworth Verified
- — Inspired the first complete English translation of the Bible Verified
- — Died at Lutterworth after a stroke Verified