Sir John Oldcastle was an English Lollard leader. From 1409 to 1413, he was summoned to parliament as Baron Cobham, in the right of his wife.
Being a friend of Henry V, he long escaped prosecution for heresy. When convicted, he escaped from the... Wikipedia
Born: 1378, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Died: December 14, 1417 (age 39 years), St Giles in the Fields, London, United Kingdom
Partner: Joan de la Pole
Descendants: Joan Oldcastell and John Oldcastle
Books: Writings and Examinations of Brute, Thorpe, Cobham, Hilton, Pecock, Bilney, and Others: With, The Lantern of Light, Written about A.D. 1400, The Life and Times of the Good Lord Cobham; Volume 1, and The First Part of the True and Honorable Historie of the Life of Sir John Old-castle, the Good Lord Cobham: As it Hath Been Lately Acted by the Right Honorable the Earle of Notingham, Lord High Admirall of England His Seruants