{"slug": "geoffrey-chaucer", "label": "Geoffrey Chaucer", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5683", "qid": "Q5683", "description": "14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1343, 1400], "span_label": ["1343 CE", "1400 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "richard-ii-of-england", "label": "Richard II of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-iii-of-england", "label": "Edward III of England", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1343, "year_label": "1343 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet (approximate date) (d. 1400)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1303137540#Births", "title": "1343", "revid": 1303137540, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1367, "year_label": "1367 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – The author Geoffrey Chaucer is appointed by King Edward III of England as a valet de chambre as a means of receiving a regular income while pursuing his writing. By 1372, Chaucer delivers his first epic poem, The Book of the Duchess, in honor of Duchess Blanche of Lancaster.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373413377#April–June", "title": "1367", "revid": 1373413377, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1374, "year_label": "1374 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – On Saint George's Day, in recognition of services, King Edward III of England grants the English writer Geoffrey Chaucer a gallon of wine a day, for the rest of his life.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369753981#April–June", "title": "1374", "revid": 1369753981, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1389, "year_label": "1389 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 12", "text": "July 12 – English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who has recently started writing of the works that will be assembled in The Canterbury Tales, is given a job to supplement his income as a writer when he is appointed by King Richard II of England as Clerk of the King's Works, overseer of the construction of royally-sponsored buildings.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360559797#July–September", "title": "1389", "revid": 1360559797, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1394, "year_label": "1394 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 28", "text": "February 28 – Richard II of England grants Geoffrey Chaucer 20 pounds a year for life, for his services as a diplomat and Clerk of The King's Works.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371593498#January–March", "title": "1394", "revid": 1371593498, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1400, "year_label": "1400 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 25", "text": "October 25 – Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet (b. c. 1343)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369029011#Deaths", "title": "1400", "revid": 1369029011, "section": "Deaths"}}]}