Henry Green

Also known as: Henrie Greene / Henry Greene / sir Henrie Greene / sir Henrie Gréene · Family: England · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 27

Life events

• 1384 · John Holland and Henry Greene strangled and tormented the imprisoned friar.(Richard II 27)
  • With: John Holland, Duke of Exeter
  • “the said lord Holland, and sir Henrie Greene knight, came to this frier, and putting a cord about his necke, tied the other end about his priuie members, & after hanging him vp from the ground, laid a stone vpon his bellie, with the weight whereof, and peise of his bodie withall, he was strangled and tormented”
• c. 1399 · Henry IV captured, convicted, and beheaded William Scrope, Henry Green, and John Bussy for treason.(Richard II 74 · 📍 Bristow)
  • With: Henry IV William Scrope, Earl of Wiltshire John Bussy
  • “There were inclosed within the castell, the lord William Scroope earle of Wiltshire and treasuror of England, sir Henrie Greene, and sir Iohn Bushie knights, who prepared to make resistance: but when it would not preuaile, they were taken and brought foorth bound as prisoners into the campe, before the duke of Lancaster. On the morow next insuing, they were arraigned before the constable and marshall, and found giltie of treason, for misgouerning the king and realme, and foorthwith had their heads smit off.”

Richard II 27

• with John Holland, Duke of Exeter (They jointly tortured the unnamed friar.) “The night before which day, the said lord Holland, and sir Henrie Greene knight, came to this frier, and putting a cord about his necke, tied the other end about his priuie members”

Richard II 74

• sworn: Richard II “and other of the kings priuie councell, as Iohn Bushie, William Bagot, Henrie Greene, and Iohn Russell knights”
• enemies with Henry IV “On the morow next insuing, they were arraigned before the constable and marshall, and found giltie of treason, for misgouerning the king and realme, and foorthwith had their heads smit off.”

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