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John Oldcastle

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1370–1417 Also known as John Oldcastle (Chinese form)、Lord Cobham (Chinese form)

An English nobleman, military figure and leader of the Lollard movement during the Lancastrian period, styled Lord Cobham after his fief;…

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  1. 1370–1411Herefordshire · HerefordshireHe inherited the title Baron Cobham, served on the battlefields of Wales and France, and was close to the future Henry V; around 1411 he was still regarded as a military noble on whom the crown could rely.
  2. 1411–1414London · LondonOpenly sympathetic to Wycliffite doctrines, he was tried several times under the leadership of Archbishop Arundel; between 1411 and 1414 his relations with the Church and the crown deteriorated sharply, and he was ultimately convicted of heresy and had his property confiscated.
  3. 1414–1417London · LondonIn 1413 he plotted an uprising in London to overthrow the king but failed, spent long periods in hiding, was captured in Wales in 1417 and taken back to London, where he was burned at the stake at St Giles Fields on a heresy charge.

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