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| | Sir John Oldcastle was a knight who had assisted Henry V in defeating the Welsh revolt and was a friend of the King. Oldcastle became the leader of a group of people called the Lollards who sought to change the way the Bible was taught and read the English Bible translated by John Wycliffe. Although a friend of the King's, Oldcastle was branded as a heretic and the penalty was death. Oldcastle was arrested in 1413 and imprisoned in the Tower of London. He managed to escape and plotted to capture the King but the plot failed and in January 1414, at a Lollard meeting, the Kings troops arrested many of the leaders of the movement. Oldcastle managed to escape. | See AlsoMini Timeline
| 1413 | Autumn | Sir John Oldcastle arrested
| | | As the leader of the Lollards, the friend of the King was arrested and sent to the Tower of London. | | 1414 | Jan 9 | Lollards arrested
| | | A meeting of the Lollards is stormed by the King's troops and many are arrested and subsequently put to death. Their leader, Sir John Oldcastle managed to escape capture. | | 1417 | Dec 14 | Sir John Oldcastle executed
| | | Sir John Oldcastle executed.
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Born: 1182
Died: 1218
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