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Henry V Suppression of Lollards — Oldcastle Final Capture 1417

1417
Herefordshire, England
Also known as: Oldcastle captured 1417 · Lollard leader caught and executed
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Herefordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Sir John Oldcastle
Forces
Oldcastle alone
VS
Victor
Henry V
Forces
Royal search parties and Welsh lord loyalists
Outcome
Oldcastle was captured in Powys after three years as a fugitive; brought to London and executed by burning at the stake; Lollard political threat ended
The Battle

History & Significance

Oldcastle's execution ended any serious Lollard political threat during Henry V's reign; he remained the model for Shakespeare's Falstaff and a Protestant martyr tradition

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Blackfriars Friary, preaching cross and cemetery, and hospital and chapel of St John in Hereford
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