Lollards

Lollards, name given to the 14th-century followers of the English religious reformer John Wycliffe (c. 1328–84). Wandering preachers, the Lollards taught that ministers should be poor and that Christians should interpret the Bible themselves. They held that the Bible, and not an organized church, should be the supreme authority. Although repressed during the early 15th century, Lollard beliefs were linked with radical social unrest and remained as underground influences on later movements.