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John Oldcastle. Sir John Oldcastle (died 14 December 1417) was an English Lollard leader. From 1409 to 1413, he was summoned to parliament as Baron Cobham, in the right of his wife. Being a friend of Henry V, he long escaped prosecution for heresy. When convicted, he escaped from the Tower of London and then led a rebellion against the King.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Sir John Oldcastle (born c. 1378, Herefordshire, Eng.—died Dec. 14, 1417, London) was a distinguished soldier and martyred leader of the Lollards, a late medieval English sect derived from the teachings of John Wycliffe. He was an approximate model for 16th-century English dramatic characters, including Shakespeare’s Falstaff.
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Sir John Oldcastle. Página de título do primeiro quarto de Sir John Oldcastle (1600) impressa anonimamente. Sir John Oldcastle é uma peça do teatro isabelino sobre John Oldcastle, um controverso lollardista que, para os contemporâneos de William Shakespeare, era visto como um mártir proto- protestantista. A peça foi publicada ...
18 de fev. de 2023 · Learn about the historical background of Sir John Oldcastle, a Protestant martyr and a character in Shakespeare's play. Explore how Oldcastle's name was changed to Falstaff and how his legacy influenced the plot and themes of Henry IV, Part 2.
Sir John Oldcastle is an Elizabethan play about John Oldcastle, a controversial 14th-/15th-century rebel and Lollard who was seen by some of Shakespeare 's contemporaries as a proto-Protestant martyr . Publication. Title page of Sir John Oldcastle Q1 (1600)
23 de mai. de 2018 · Oldcastle, Sir John (1377–1417) English leader of the Lollards. He fought in the army under Henry IV and earned the respect and friendship of the future Henry V. A fervent supporter of the teachings of John Wycliffe, he was a leader of the Lollards and was condemned as a heretic in 1413.
The Oldcastle Revolt was a Lollard uprising directed against the Catholic Church and the English king, Henry V. The revolt was led by John Oldcastle, taking place on the night of 9/10 January 1414. The rebellion was crushed following a decisive battle on St. Giles's Fields.
