1300s: Chaucer receives great acclaim in his own lifetime (1343—1400) from both the British public and the royal court for writing the Canterbury Tales and other poetic works.
1590s: Shakespeare starts his career in the London theaters and enjoys popular success from the beginning, even garnering the favor of Queen Elizabeth I.
Today: Both Chaucer and Shakespeare are still considered to be geniuses of literature by people around the world, and their works are studied as part of the standard curriculum in most schools.
1300s: The papacy leaves Rome and is located in Avignon, France from 1309 to 1377 because of political pressures from the French. The first rumblings of the Reformation are heard in England from John Wycliffe.
1590s: The Reformation is in full swing. The conflicts between Protestants and Catholics are often violent,.....
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