Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed)

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English nobleman Lollard leader human

Sir John Oldcastle was a 15th-century English Lollard leader and nobleman whose life and reputation later influenced the creation of Shakespeare’s comic character Falstaff, though the direct name connection is historically disputed.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sir John Oldcastle	2
Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) canonical	1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English nobleman ⓘ Lollard leader ⓘ human ⓘ
activeIn	early 15th century ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Lollard uprising of 1414 ⓘ
causeOfDeath	burning at the stake ⓘ
convictedOf	heresy ⓘ treason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth	circa 1370 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1417 ⓘ
hasDisputedConnectionWith	Sir John Falstaff ⓘ surface form: Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff
hasFamilyName	Oldcastle ⓘ
hasGivenName	John ⓘ
hasTitle	Sir ⓘ
historicalReputation	controversial ⓘ
influenced	early modern portrayals of Protestant martyrs ⓘ perceptions of religious dissent in 15th-century England ⓘ the later literary figure Sir John Falstaff ⓘ
influencedBy	John Wycliffe ⓘ
legacy	symbol of religious dissent in pre-Reformation England ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	execution ⓘ
memberOf	English gentry ⓘ
notableFor	leadership in the Lollard movement ⓘ rebellion against King Henry V ⓘ
notableWork	Lollard reform activities ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Herefordshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
portrayedAs	a Protestant martyr in later English Protestant tradition ⓘ
positionHeld	member of the English nobility ⓘ
religiousMovement	Lollardy ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Joan Oldcastle ⓘ
subjectOf	The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth ⓘ The First Part of Sir John Oldcastle ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir John Falstaff → inspiredBy → Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) ⓘ

Pavier quartos → includeWork → Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir John Oldcastle

Lollard knights → notableMember → Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir John Oldcastle