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John Pope (fl. 1384–1397)

English politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ16228065 ↗
Source-derived summary

John Pope (fl. 1384–1397), from Gloucester, was an English Member of Parliament (MP).

He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Gloucester in November 1384, 1386, September 1388 and September 1397.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “John Pope (fl. 1384–1397)” as english politician. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1384, 1397, 1386, 1388—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where John, Pope and English can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as english politician. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16228065. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1384, 1397, 1386 and 1388.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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This entry incorporates text from “John Pope (fl. 1384–1397)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.