Robert Hales

Also known as: sir Robert Hales · Family: England · Role: lord of Saint John’s · First appears: Richard II 12

Life events

1381 · Thomas Brantingham lost the treasurership, and Robert Hales succeeded him.(Richard II 12)
- With: Richard II Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter
- “Thomas Brantingham bishop of Exeter and lord treasuror, was discharged of his office of treasurorship, and sir Robert Hales lord of S. Iohns was aduanced in his place”
c. 1381 · Rebels beheaded Simon de Sudbury and Robert Hales on Tower Hill.(Richard II 14 · 📍 the tower hill)
- With: Simon de Sudbury
- “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”

sworn: Richard II (Hales was advanced to the treasurership.) “sir Robert Hales lord of S. Iohns was aduanced in his place”

sworn: Richard II (The king’s lord treasurer.) “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, and also sir Robert Hales lord of S. Iohns, and as then lord treasuror”

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