Lollardy

Lollardy was a religious movement that happened a long time ago in England. Some people believed that the church was not doing its job properly and that people should be able to read the Bible for themselves. They also had different ideas about how to worship and about what the church should be like. These people were called Lollards.

The Lollards were led by a man named John Wycliffe. He believed that the Bible was the most important thing and that everyone should be able to read it in their own language. He also didn't think the church should have so much power and money. The Lollards had some other ideas as well, like that you didn't need to confess your sins to a priest, and that everyone should be treated equally, no matter their social status.

The church didn't like the Lollards very much because they were challenging their authority. They said that the Lollards were heretics, which means they were teaching things that went against the church's teachings. The church tried to stop the Lollards by punishing them, but they still continued to spread their ideas.

Eventually, some of the Lollards' ideas were adopted by other religious groups, like the Protestants, who also believed that people should be able to read the Bible for themselves. And some of the Lollards became influential thinkers who helped shape the religious and political landscape of England.