Roger Walden

Also known as: Roger of Walden · Family: England · Role: lord treasurer · First appears: Richard II 62

Life events

• 1395 · Richard II appointed Roger Walden lord treasurer of England.(Richard II 62)
  • With: Richard II
  • “After this decease, Roger Walden that before was secretarie to the king, and treasuror of Calis, was now made lord treasuror.”
• c. 1397 · Richard II secured Roger Walden's appointment as archbishop in place of the exiled archbishop.(Richard II 68)
  • With: Richard II
  • “which sute was obteined, and Roger Walden lord treasuror was ordeined archbishop in his place, as after shall appeare.”
• 1399 · Thomas Arundel was banished, and Roger Walden became archbishop of Canterbury.(Richard II 72 · 📍 Canturburie)
  • With: Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • “Ye haue heard before, how the archbishop of Canturburie Thomas Arundell, was banisht the relme, and Roger Walden was made archbishop of that sée”
• 1399 · Roger Walden helped pacify Richard II's displeasure toward London.(Richard II 72 · 📍 London)
  • With: Richard II
  • “but by the diligent labour of this archbishop, and of Robert Braibrooke then bishop of London, vpon the humble supplication of the citizens, the kings wrath was pacified.”
• c. 1399 · Roger Walden was established Bishop of London.(Henry IV 4 · 📍 London)
  • “but also the said Walden was established Bishop of London, wherewith he séemed well content.”
• 1406 · Roger of Walden died.(Henry IV 21)
  • “In this yeare Roger of Walden departed this life;”
• 1406 · Roger of Walden became lord treasurer and archbishop of Canturburie.(Henry IV 21)
  • “For by the meanes of hir changeablenesse, the said Roger of a poore fellow, grew vp to be high lord treasuror of the realme, and shortlie after archbishop of Canturburie;”
• 1406 · Roger of Walden was deposed from his dignity.(Henry IV 21)
  • “Anon after he was deposed from his dignitie, and lead the life of an ordinarie priuat man a long time;”
• 1406 · Nicholas Hobwith succeeded Roger of Walden as bishop of London.(Henry IV 21 · 📍 London)
  • With: Nicholas Hobwith
  • “which sée he had not possessed a full yeare, but was depriued, and Nicholas Hobwith succeeded in his roome.”

Richard II 62

• sworn: Richard II (Roger Walden was appointed lord treasurer after serving as the king's secretary.) “After this decease, Roger Walden that before was secretarie to the king, and treasuror of Calis, was now made lord treasuror.”

Richard II 68

• sworn: Richard II (Roger Walden was appointed archbishop in place of the exiled archbishop.) “and Roger Walden lord treasuror was ordeined archbishop in his place”

Richard II 72

• sworn: Richard II (Roger Walden was made archbishop under Richard II.) “Ye haue heard before, how the archbishop of Canturburie Thomas Arundell, was banisht the relme, and Roger Walden was made archbishop of that sée”

Henry IV 4

• sworn: Richard II “king Richard, who had procured one Roger Walden to be placed therein”
• sworn: Henry IV (Roger Walden was established as Bishop of London during Henry IV's reign.) “but also the said Walden was established Bishop of London, wherewith he séemed well content.”

Henry IV 21

• with Nicholas Hobwith (Nicholas succeeded Roger in the bishopric of London.) “which sée he had not possessed a full yeare, but was depriued, and Nicholas Hobwith succeeded in his roome”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.