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Lollards were effectively absorbed into Protestantism during the English Reformation, in which Lollardy played a role.

Since Lollards had been underground for more than a hundred years, the extent of Lollardy and its ideas at the time of the Reformation is uncertain and a point of debate.

Ancestors of Blanche Parry ( the closest person to Queen Elizabeth I for 56 years ) and of Lady Troy ( who raised Edward VI and Elizabeth I ) had Lollard connections.

However, many critics of the Reformation, including Thomas More, associated Protestants with Lollards.

Leaders of the English Reformation, including Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, referred to Lollardy as well, and Bishop Cuthbert of London called Lutheranism the " foster-child " of the Wycliffite heresy.

Scholars debate whether Protestants actually drew influence from Lollardy or whether they referred to it to create a sense of tradition.

The extent of Lollardy in the general populace at this time is also unknown, but the prevalence of Protestant iconoclasm in England suggests Lollard ideas may still have had some popular influence if Zwingli was not the source, as Lutherans did not advocate iconoclasm.

The similarity between Lollards and later English Protestant groups such as the Baptists, Puritans, and Quakers also suggests some continuation of Lollard ideas through the Reformation.