British Chaucerian
- Thomas Hoccleve (1369 – 1426)
- John Lydgate (1370 – 1449)
- Stephen Hawes ( 1475-1525)
- John Skelton (1460 – 1529)
- Alexander Barclay (1474 – 1552)
- George Ashby (1390 – 1475)
- Osbern Bokenham (1393 – 1463)
- George Ripley (1415 – 1490)
- Thomas Norton (1433 – 1513)
- Henry Bradshaw (1450 – 1513)
Scottish Chaucerians
- James I of Scotland (1394 -1437)
- Robert Henryson (1425 – 1500)
- William Dunbar (1460 – 1520)
- Gavin Douglas (1475 – 1522)
- Sir David Lyndsay (1490 -1555)
New Court Poets: Court poets were appointed to celebrate the courtly affairs and national events.