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Which royal buildings did Geoffrey Chaucer help maintain as clerk of the kingās works?
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Geoffrey Chaucer
English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales.
As clerk of the kingās works, Geoffrey Chaucer held executive responsibility for the repair and maintenance of royal buildings, including the Tower of London and Westminster Palace. He served in this capacity from July 1389 to June 1391.12