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Chapter Three the Age of Chaucer(1350-1400) Outline Historical background Main figures of this period( John Wycliff, William Langland) Geoffrey Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales Historical Background Two important historical events happened during the century in which Chaucer lived and their influence can be detected in the writings of Chaucer and Langland. The Hundred Years’ War (England and France)(p.24-25) The peasant uprising of 1381(King Richard Ⅱ)(p.24-25) John Wycliff(1324-1384) John Wycliff was important because: He was one of the first figures who demanded to reform the churc