John Kemp

Also known as: Iohn Kempe · Family: House of Lancaster · Role: archbishop of Canterbury · First appears: Henry VI 51

Life events

c. 1456 · John Kemp died, and Thomas Bourchier became archbishop of Canturburie.(Henry VI 51 · 📍 Canturburie)
- With: Thomas Bourchier
- “This yeare Iohn Kempe archbishop of Canturburie departed this life, & Thomas Burstlier bishop of Elie remooued to his place, being the thréescore and third archbishop of that sée.”
c. 1461 · Pope Eugene IV made Iohn Kempe a cardinal.(Henry VI 66 · 📍 S. Albin)
- With: Pope Eugene IV
- “Iohn Kempe, archbishop of Yorke, and after remooued from thense to Canturburie (as before ye haue heard) he was made cardinall of S. Albin, by pope Eugenie the fourth;”

with Thomas Bourchier (Thomas Bourchier succeeded John Kemp as Archbishop of Canterbury.) “This yeare Iohn Kempe archbishop of Canturburie departed this life, & Thomas Burstlier bishop of Elie remooued to his place, being the thréescore and third archbishop of that sée.”
with Thomas Bourchier (Thomas Bourchier succeeded John Kemp as archbishop of Canterbury.) “This yeare Iohn Kempe archbishop of Canturburie departed this life, & Thomas Burstlier bishop of Elie remooued to his place, being the thréescore and third archbishop of that sée.”

sworn: Pope Eugene IV “he was made cardinall of S. Albin, by pope Eugenie the fourth”
with Pope Eugene IV (Pope Eugene IV made Iohn Kempe a cardinal.) “he was made cardinall of S. Albin, by pope Eugenie the fourth”

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