Sir John Oldcastle by William Shakespeare
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"Sir John Oldcastle" by William Shakespeare is an Elizabethan play published in 1600. The work dramatizes the story of John Oldcastle, a 14th-/15th-century rebel and religious dissenter viewed by some as a proto-Protestant martyr. The play emerged from controversy surrounding Shakespeare's character Falstaff, originally named Oldcastle in "Henry IV," which offended the powerful Cobham family—descendants of the historical figure. Written actually by Anthony Munday, Michael Drayton, Richard Hathwaye, and Robert Wilson, this
drama sought to rehabilitate Oldcastle's reputation as a valiant captain and godly martyr. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Dubious author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Title | Sir John Oldcastle |
| Note | Shakespeare apocrypha - work questionably attributed to Shakespeare and others. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_apocrypha for more information |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_Oldcastle |
| Credits | Tony Adam |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Oldcastle, John, Sir, -1417 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1788 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Sep 14, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 408 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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