Major Events
What is the Hundred Years' War
This is the specific religion/denomination that is being referred to when referencing "The Church" in medieval England.
What is Roman Catholicism
The year that Chaucer began writing The Canterbury Tales.
What is c. 1387
This catastrophic event, which began in 1315, resulted in a rise in food cost, sickness and disease, increase in crime, and ended the previous population boom.
What is The Great Famine
The title of the person in charge of The Church.
Who is the Pope
The title of another work by Chaucer.
House of Fame, Troilus and Criseyde, The Parliament of Fowls, The Book of the Duchess
This pandemic, which killed about 1/3 of the English population, began in 1346.
What is the Black Death
The title of the person in charge of The Church in England.
Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury
The year that Chaucer died.
What is 1400
This English rebellion, also known as the Great Rising, was caused by high taxes and other socioeconomic and political concerns.
What is the Peasants' Revolt
A series of Holy Wars, especially in the Holy Lands, in the medieval period.
What is the Crusades
The specific language that Chaucer wrote in.
What is Middle English