Lollard knights
E321185
Lollard knights were members of the medieval English nobility who supported and protected the Lollard religious reform movement inspired by John Wycliffe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lollard knights canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3024143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lollard knights Context triple: [Lollardy, associatedWith, Lollard knights]
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A.
Merry Men
The Merry Men are the legendary band of outlaws who accompany Robin Hood in English folklore, known for robbing the rich to aid the poor.
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B.
Knights Templar
The Knights Templar were a powerful medieval Catholic military order founded during the Crusades, renowned for protecting pilgrims, amassing great wealth, and inspiring enduring legends about their secretive activities and sudden suppression.
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C.
York Yeomen
York Yeomen was the former name of the varsity athletic teams representing York University in Toronto, Canada, before they were rebranded as the York Lions.
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D.
Knights
The Knights are the athletic teams representing Middle Georgia State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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E.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lollard knights Target entity description: Lollard knights were members of the medieval English nobility who supported and protected the Lollard religious reform movement inspired by John Wycliffe.
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A.
Merry Men
The Merry Men are the legendary band of outlaws who accompany Robin Hood in English folklore, known for robbing the rich to aid the poor.
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B.
Knights Templar
The Knights Templar were a powerful medieval Catholic military order founded during the Crusades, renowned for protecting pilgrims, amassing great wealth, and inspiring enduring legends about their secretive activities and sudden suppression.
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C.
York Yeomen
York Yeomen was the former name of the varsity athletic teams representing York University in Toronto, Canada, before they were rebranded as the York Lions.
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D.
Knights
The Knights are the athletic teams representing Middle Georgia State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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E.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of nobles
ⓘ
religious movement supporter ⓘ supporters of Lollardy ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf |
King Henry IV of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry IV of England
Henry V of England ⓘ King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form:
Richard II of England
|
| associatedWith |
Parliament of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliament
House of Commons of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Reformation religious dissent in England ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | forerunners of the English Reformation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Lollardy
ⓘ
surface form:
Wycliffite theology
|
| inspiredBy | John Wycliffe ⓘ |
| languageOfReligiousTextsSupported | Middle English ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Sir John Cheyne
ⓘ
Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Oldcastle
Sir Lewis Clifford ⓘ Sir Reginald Hilton ⓘ Sir Thomas Latimer ⓘ Sir William Neville ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrineOf |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| opposedPractice |
indulgences
ⓘ
pilgrimages ⓘ veneration of images ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
ecclesiastical courts ⓘ |
| politicalStance |
critical of ecclesiastical privileges
ⓘ
supportive of parliamentary petitions against clergy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lollard uprising of 1414
ⓘ
surface form:
Lollard uprisings
Oldcastle’s Rebellion ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Lollardy
ⓘ
surface form:
Lollards
|
| religiousMovementSupported | Lollardy ⓘ |
| role |
patrons of Lollard teachers
ⓘ
political backers of Lollard reforms ⓘ protectors of Lollard preachers ⓘ |
| socialClass |
knighthood
ⓘ
lesser nobility ⓘ |
| supportedDoctrine |
Bible in vernacular
ⓘ
critique of clerical wealth ⓘ emphasis on Scripture over Church tradition ⓘ |
| supportedReformOf |
church property
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 15th century
ⓘ
late 14th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Lollard knights Description of subject: Lollard knights were members of the medieval English nobility who supported and protected the Lollard religious reform movement inspired by John Wycliffe.
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