Simon de Sudbury

Also known as: Simon Sudburie archbishop of Canturburie / Simon Sudbury / Simon de Sudburie · Family: England · Role: archbishop and chancellor · First appears: Richard II 8

Life events

• 1380 · Richard Scrope resigned the chancellorship, and Simon Sudbury assumed the office.(Richard II 8 · 📍 London)
  • With: Richard Scrope
  • “In this parlement also, the lord Richard Scrope gaue ouer the office of chancellor, and Simon Sudburie archbishop of Canturburie tooke it vpon him.”
• c. 1381 · Rebels beheaded Simon de Sudbury and Robert Hales on Tower Hill.(Richard II 14 · 📍 the tower hill)
  • With: Robert Hales
  • “finding him in the chappell, they drew him foorth togither with the lord treasuror, and on the tower hill without reuerence of their estates and degrees, with great noise and fell cries, they stroke off their heads”

Richard II 8

• sworn: Richard II (Simon Sudbury assumed the office of chancellor.) “Simon Sudburie archbishop of Canturburie tooke it vpon him”
• with Richard Scrope (Simon Sudbury succeeded Richard Scrope as chancellor.) “the lord Richard Scrope gaue ouer the office of chancellor, and Simon Sudburie archbishop of Canturburie tooke it vpon him”

Richard II 14

• sworn: Richard II (The king’s lord chancellor.) “When this tale was told to the king, there were some that thought it best that he should go to them, and know what their meaning was: but Simon de Sudburie the archbishop of Canturburie, that was lord chancellor”

Richard II 20

• enemies with John Ball “When he had preached and set foorth such kind of doctrine, and other the like fond and foolish toies vnto the people, they extolled him to the starres, affirming that he ought to be archbishop and lord chancellour, where he that then enioied that roome, meaning sir Simon de Sudburie that then was aliue, was a traitor to the king and realme and worthie to lose his head, wheresoeuer he might be apprehended.”
• sworn: Richard II “they extolled him to the starres, affirming that he ought to be archbishop and lord chancellour, where he that then enioied that roome, meaning sir Simon de Sudburie that then was aliue, was a traitor to the king and realme”

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