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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    laugh this sport o'er by a country fire; Sir John and all". Shakespeare originally named Falstaff "John Oldcastle", a real historical personage who died in...
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  • Oldcastle may refer to: Oldcastle, Bridgend, Wales, a ward Oldcastle, Cheshire, England, a parish Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland, a town Oldcastle, Monmouthshire...
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    weakening. With regard to the Eucharist, Lollards such as John Wycliffe, William Thorpe, and John Oldcastle, taught a view of the real presence of Christ in Holy...
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  • against the English, and captured the Lollard John Oldcastle, who was later immortalized by Shakespeare as John Falstaff. He was finally executed after the...
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    character now known as "Falstaff" was originally named "Oldcastle" and was based on John Oldcastle, a famous proto-Protestant martyr with powerful living...
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    early friendship with Sir John Oldcastle, a supporter of the Lollards. Shakespeare's Falstaff was originally named "Oldcastle", following his main source...
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    King John is not included in the Henriad because it is said to have a style that is of a different order than the other history plays. King John has great...
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