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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Sir-John-FalstaffSir John Falstaff | Character, Quotes, & Facts | Britannica

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   Sep 13, 2024 · Sir John Falstaff, one of the most famous comic characters in all English literature, who appears in four of William Shakespeare ’s plays. Entirely the creation of Shakespeare, Falstaff is said to have been partly modeled on Sir John Oldcastle, a soldier and the martyred leader of the Lollard sect.

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3. sweetwaterbranch.com › article › william-worcestreWilliam Worcestre, Sir John Fastolf and Latin Learning (2024)

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   Sep 19, 2024 · AbstractSir John Fastolf is known for his association with books in the vernaculars of French and English. It is, though, known that there was also an interest in Latin learning in his circle, and this article provides new evidence concerning that. It introduces a set of manuscripts which passed fro...

4. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › surreyThe borough of Southwark: Introduction - British History Online

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   5 days ago · In the next century Sir John Fastolf, kt., the well-known captain in the French wars, was among the inhabitants of Southwark and there maintained a considerable establishment. He was accused by Cade's rebels of having garrisoned his house against them and they plundered his goods.

5. www.british-history.ac.uk › topographical-histEast Flegg hundred: Castor - British History Online

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   Sep 24, 2024 · Here was a free chapel chantry, or college of Castre-hall dedicated to St. John Baptist, or the Evangelist, first founded by Sir Robert de Castre; and John Fastolf, Esq. father of Sir John Fastolf, removed the church which was on the bank, and almost devoured by the sea, to his own manor, called Castor Fastolf, valued.

6. www.british-history.ac.uk › topographical-histEast Flegg Hundred: Great Yarmouth, bailiffs and mayors

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   5 days ago · 1307: 1: H. Rose, R. Randolf, jun. Rob. de Fordele (or Rob. Elys de Fordele) Nicholas Ashman: 1308: 2: John Fastolf, jun. John de Fordele, Eustace Batalle, Thomas Fastolf

7. archive.british-history.ac.uk › topographical-histWalsham Hundred: Tunstal | British History Online

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   Sep 12, 2024 · John Fastolf died seized of a lordship here in the 7th of Henry IV. and Hugh was his son and heir; and Sir Hugh Fastolf his son, in the year 1417, when John was found his son and heir, aged 10 years; Maud, widow of Sir Hugh had a dower herein, in the 15th of Henry VI.

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   Who was Sir John Fastolf?

   • (The historical Sir John Fastolf was a career soldier who in the second phase of the Hundred Years’ War had something of a reputation as a coward; however, Shakespeare’s presentation of his character was libelous.)

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   Why did Sir John Fastolf choose the name Falstaff?

   • He chose the name Falstaff partly because it contained echoes of the name Sir John Fastolf, which he had earlier given to a cowardly knight in Henry VI, Part 1.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Falstaff in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, undated photogravure. Sir John Falstaff, one of the most famous comic characters in all English literature, who appears in four of William Shakespeare ’s plays.

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9. archive.british-history.ac.uk › topographical-histWalsham Hundred: Boyton, or Begeton | British History Online

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   Sep 25, 2024 · Sir John Fastolf, Knt. held in the 3d of Henry IV. a manor called Reedham Hall, of the Lord Mowbray's manor of Fornset, by the 4th part of a fee, and died lord in 1459.