Chaucer II

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Test on Chaucer 

13 February 2024

Test week 6 - 12 March 2024

Lesson goal

At the end of this class the student is able to recognise and discuss both the context of Medieval England and the highlights of Geoffrey Chaucer's life. 

1066

What happened?

Medieval England

Read 'From 1066 ... until 1603'. 

1. What was the cause of the decline in population in the fourteenth century?

2. When did the Black Death first occur in England?

3. How many people were killed (more or less)?

4. What happened as a result of the many deaths?

5. How did King Richard II react? 

6. When did the Hundred Years' War end?

1. The Plague

2. 1348

3. 75 million world wide in Eng: half the population

4. labour shortage, economic down turn,  - The Peasant's revolt 1381

5. Richard II (14) severe, put the revolt down

6. 1337 to 1453 end of 100 years war with F

7 White Rose - York, red rose - Lancaster

1455 - 1485 Henry married Elizabeth of York 

War of the roses

Watch the clip.

Note what happened in 

• 1455
• 1485
• 1603

and who ruled in these years.

Edward III

• wanted to be King of France (1337)
•  Hundred Years' War (1453)
• 1801: English gave up claim to the France throne. 

The arts

French / Latin language

BUT

more vernacular works!

William Langland, Sir Thomas Mallory  and Mr Chaucer

Literature 

fables, ballads and romances

courtly love

(Remember Arthur?)

Gloucester cathedral

Catherdral of Milan

Homework

Read pp. 6 and 7 of your booklet. 

Watch the first 2.34 of this clip.