... but his writings indicate that he could read French, Latin, and Italian. In 1359-1360, Chaucer went to France with Edward III's army during the Hundred Years" War. By the time he was twenty, he was captured but was soon ransomed. There is no definite information of his life from 1361 ... in 1400. When his wife died in 1387, according to records, Chaucer was sued for debt. Several of his friends were executed by the Merciless Parliament. In 1389, Richard 11 regained control and Chaucer reentered the service of the crown as Clerk of the King's Works, to upkeep and repair governmental build...

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