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Chaucer's tomb: the politics of reburial. (medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer)

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From: Medium Aevum
Date: 19950322
Author:Pearsall, Derek

The medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer was apprehensive that unlike his deceased patron, Edward II, Henry IVwould not be inclined to provide him with honors upon his death so he made arrangements to have himself buried in Westminster Abbey. Upon his demise, Chaucer was interred in Westminster Abbey but in a relatively obscure corner. It is suggested that his remains were later dug up and reinterned in a place which would one day be known as the poet's corner as a sign that political winds had changed and that the old ascendancy had again taken over.

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