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Who led the Lollard uprising against Henry V?
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Henry V
English king Henry V, painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The Lollard uprising against Henry V in 1414 was led by Sir John Oldcastle.
Oldcastle, a former soldier and baron, had been a friend of Henry V when he was the Prince of Wales. However, after being indicted for heresy due to his support for Lollard teachings, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Following his escape, he conspired to kidnap the king and organized a gathering of Lollards at St. Giles’s Fields near London. The plot was discovered by the king's agents, and the uprising was quickly defeated.12