John Wycliffe Timeline

Life of John Wycliffe.

John Wycliffe is a student of theology at Oxford University.

John Wycliffe receives is doctorate in theology from Oxford College.

John Wycliffe serves on a delegation to resolve disputes between the Church and civil authorities; he sides with the authorities.

John Wycliffe is censured by the pope for unorthodox views, appears in London for examination, is released.

John Wycliffe and his followers begin translating the Bible from Latin to English.

John Wycliffe's Bible is first made available to the public.

John Wycliffe's Bible is a bestseller and goes through multiple printings.

John Wycliffe dies from a stroke in December.

John Wycliffe is posthumously condemned as a heretic, his remains are exhumed and burned, and his ashes thrown into the River Swift.