Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Simon Sudbury Biography and Timeline
Follow Simon Sudbury through 7 dated historical records for England.
Simon Sudbury, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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1375–1381Years on this page
1375
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1377
Coronation
Crowns Richard II at Westminster Abbey
1381
Assassination of Simon Sudbury
Dragged from the Tower & beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels
Death of Simon Sudbury
Death of Simon Sudbury
Execution
After crossing London Bridge without resistance, the rebels then gained entry to the Tower of London and captured Simon Sudbury, the unpopular Archbishop of Canterbury, before proceeding to behead him
Siege of Tower of London
After crossing London Bridge without resistance, the rebels then gained entry to the Tower of London and captured Simon Sudbury, the unpopular Archbishop of Canterbury, before proceeding to behead him
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.