Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England. In the latter role he was associated with the taxes against which the Peasants Revolted and so, along with Robert Hales, he was dragged from his hiding place at the Tower of London and beheaded on Tower Hill. After being taken down from its display stand at London (or Tower depending on source) Bridge his head has been kept at the church of St Gregory at Sudbury in Suffolk. In 2011 a CT scan of the mummified skull enabled a facial reconstruction - see picture.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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King Charles I
Born Fife. Until the age of 11 he was only the 'spare' but then his 18-year old brother Henry died (probably of typhoid) and Charles became the heir, ascending the throne in 1625 on the death of hi...
16 memorials
Sir Harry Vane (the younger)
Statesman. Born Debden. As a Protestant dissenter he failed to secure the advancements at the King's court for which he had hoped and so set off to the newly established Massachusetts where he was ...
2 memorials
John Warne
Burnt at the stake in Smithfield for his Protestant beliefs. Upholsterer, husband of Elizabeth.
1 memorial
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Imprisoned by Elizabeth I for plotting to take Mary Queen of Scots as his fourth wife. His pro-Catholic activities led to his beheading on Tower Hill, just like his Dad, Henry Howard. Father of Adm...
1 memorial
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Born Herefordshire. Â Related via the Boleyn family to Queen Elizabeth I. Â Married a daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham. Â Became a favourite of the Queen. Â However he performed badly as Lord Lieuten...
2 memorials
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