Heresy
Survival of Lollardy
As a persecuted sect, Lollardy survived into the Reformation. The chaos of the reign of Henry VI meant that once again any attempt to eradicate the movement foundered in inefficiency. Another rebellion in 1431, even less successful than the one in 1413, continued to confirm the Lollards were a social danger.
When strong government returned under Henry VII, so did persecution. We find a number of executions for Lollard heresy in the late 15th and even in the early 16th century. What remained of the movement merged with English Protestantism.
But Lollard ideas went abroad, too. They were read with enthusiasm at Wittenberg by the monk Martin Luther. Not only do Wyclif's ideas provide fascinating prefigurations of Protestantism, so also does the history of the movement.
Lollard ideas also went to Prague, where they were picked up by John Hus. He provides our other major example of heresy in the late Middle Ages.