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john oldcastle being burnt for insurrection and lollard heresy 14 december 1417 london , england christian -lrb- lollard -rrb- herefordshire , england english 1360/78 ? oldcastleburning.jpg john oldcastle

john oldcastle

sir john oldcastle -lrb- died 14 december 1417 -rrb- was an english lollard leader .
being a friend of henry v , he long escaped prosecution for heresy .
when convicted , he escaped from the tower of london and then led a rebellion against the king .
eventually , he was captured and executed in london .
he formed the basis for william shakespeare 's character john falstaff , who was originally called john oldcastle .
