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Geoffrey Chaucer Facts
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No copies exist of Chaucer's works in his own handwriting.Chaucer originally planned to include 100 stories in The Canterbury Tales. He only finished 24.Monty Python member Terry Jones is also an a...
Family
Father: John Chaucer (c. 1312-1366) Mother: Agnes Copton Chaucer (c. 1308-1381) Wife: Philippa de Roet (c. 1346-c. 1387) Son: Thomas Chaucer (c. 1367-1434) Son: Lewis Chaucer (?-?)Daughter: El...