Geoffrey Chaucer

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Geoffrey Chaucer Time-Off Request Likely His Actual Handwriting: Prof

Scholar argues that note, long believed to have been written by a clerk, was likely not

(Newser) - A time-off request from the 14th century is likely the only handwriting of Geoffrey Chaucer's still surviving, a leading academic says. The note (in which Chaucer, a civil servant, requested a leave of absence from King Richard II) is not a new discovery in and of itself, the Guardian...

Bachelor Parties: Creating Hangovers Since 500 BC

Time explores history of debauchery ritual

(Newser) - With The Hangover’s bachelor party tale dominating the box office, you might be wondering: Just where did this ritual come from? Time offers a brief history:
  • In the 5th century BC, the ancient Spartans celebrated the groom’s last night as a single man with dinner and toasts.
  • In
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