Simon Sudbury

Simon Sudbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
Primate of All England
A 15th-century depiction of the murder of Archbishop Simon of Sudbury and Sir Robert Hales at the Tower of London.
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed4 May 1375
InstalledUnknown
Term ended14 June 1381
PredecessorWilliam Whittlesey
SuccessorWilliam Courtenay
Other post(s)Bishop of London
Orders
Consecration20 March 1362
Personal details
Bornc. 1316
Died14 June 1381 (aged 64–65)

Simon Sudbury[a] (c. 1316[1] – 14 June 1381) was Bishop of London from 1361 to 1375, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1375 until his death, and in the last year of his life Lord Chancellor of England. He met a violent death during the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.


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  1. ^ Walker, Simon (2004). "Sudbury, Simon (c. 1316–1381)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (revised 2008 ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26759. Retrieved 17 July 2012.