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| | John Oldcastle, Lord of Cobham, Preacher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Sir John Oldcastle, Knight, Lord of Cobham, one of the most powerful Englishmen of his period, a Christian, he died by being roasted alive by the State after being found guilty of charges bought by the Catholic Church. |
 | | Oldcastle through his marriage to Joan, heiress of the Cobham estate, in Kent (1408), took on the title of Lord, in addition to his Knighthood. |
 | | As a Baron, Sir John Oldcastle now had the right to sit in Parliament, during 1410 he helped secure a law, which meant that heretics whilst under arrest had to be imprisoned by the State, rather than the Catholic Church. |
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