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Suppression of the Lollards in England
In early 1414, England's King Henry V crushed a rebellion plotted by Lollard leader Sir John Oldcastle, and that same year passed the Heresy Act, lin…
Timeline
- 1414St Giles's Fields · Greater LondonHenry V learned in advance of Sir John Oldcastle's coup plan and led troops to rout the assembled Lollard forces at St Giles's Fields. The rebel leaders escaped, and about eighty captured followers were subsequently executed for treason and heresy.
- 1414Westminster · Greater LondonParliament passed the Heresy Act, authorizing justices of the peace to assist the Church in hunting down Lollards and defining heresy as a common law crime. The crown sent commissions throughout the country to investigate Lollard believers, and the movement went underground.
Sources
- Oldcastle Revolt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldcastle_Revolt
- Suppression of Heresy Act 1414 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppression_of_Heresy_Act_1414