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Sir John Fastolf KG (6 November 1380 – 5 November 1459) was a late medieval English soldier, landowner, and knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War. He has enjoyed a more lasting reputation as the prototype, in some part, of Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff.
Sir John Fastolf KG (Caister, 1380 – Caister, 5 de novembro de 1459) foi um proprietário de terras e cavaleiro inglês da Idade Média tardia que lutou na Guerra dos Cem Anos.Ele ganhou notoriedade mundial e reputação mais duradoura como o protótipo, em alguma parte, do personagem de Shakespeare, Sir John Falstaff.
Sir John Fastolf (born c. 1378, Caister, Norfolk, England—died November 5, 1459, Caister) was an English career soldier who fought and made his fortune in the second phase of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France (1337–1453).
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4 de mai. de 2016 · Learn about the life and career of Sir John Fastolf, a 15th century knight who fought for three English kings in France. Discover how he was portrayed by Shakespeare as the cowardly and witty Falstaff, and how he was redeemed by history.
Sir John Fastolf KG (Caister, 1380 – Caister, 5 de novembro de 1459) foi um proprietário de terras e cavaleiro inglês da Idade Média tardia que lutou na Guerra dos Cem Anos.Ele ganhou notoriedade mundial e reputação mais duradoura como o protótipo, em alguma parte, do personagem de Shakespeare, Sir John Falstaff.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir John Fastolf, the historical model for Shakespeare's Falstaff, who fought the French in the Hundred Years' War. The book covers his campaigns, rivalries, brutality, friendship and legacy, with photos, sources and references.
By a malign stroke of fortune one of the most famous of English captains in the French wars of the first half of the fifteenth century was transformed by Shakespeare's pen from Fastolf to Falstaff, and as such came to be known as one of his greatest comic characters—a liar, a braggart, a ‘bag of guts’, a wit, a friend of rogues and ne'er ...
