1272. Edward I |
1295. First complete Parliament |
| 1300-1400. York and Wakefield.
| Miracle plays
1307. Edward II |
| 1320 (_cir_.). Cursor Mundi
1327. Edward III |
1338. Beginning of Hundred Years' War |
with France |
| 1340 (?). Birth of Chaucer
| 1350 (_cir_.). Sir Gawain. The Pearl
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CHAPTER IV

THE AGE OF CHAUCER (1350-1400)

THE NEW NATIONAL LIFE AND LITERATURE

HISTORY OF THE PERIOD. Two great movements may be noted in the complex life
of England during the fourteenth century. The first is political, and
culminates in the reign of Edward III. It shows the growth of the English
national spirit following the victories of Edward and the Black Prince on
French soil, during the Hundred Years' War. In the rush of this great
national movement, separating England from the political ties of France