List of Historical Figures Dramatised By Shakespeare - S

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• Salisbury:
  • The Earl of Salisbury (1) delivers bad news to Constance in King John.
  • The Earl of Salisbury (2) remains loyal to King Richard in Richard II.
  • The Earl of Salisbury (3) fights for the king in Henry V. He is killed by the Master Gunner's Boy in Henry VI, Part 1.
  • The Earl of Salisbury (4) supports the Yorkists in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Lord Sandys is a courtier in Henry VIII.
• Lord Saye is an enemy of Jack Cade, killed by the rebels, in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Lord Scales is an enemy of Jack Cade's rebels in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Scroop:
  • Lord Scroop is one of the three conspirators against the king's life (with Cambridge and Grey) in Henry V.
  • Sir Stephen Scroop supports Richard in Richard II.
  • See also Archbishop of York.
• Seleucus is Cleopatra's treasurer in Antony and Cleopatra.

For Sextus Pompey see Pompey.

• Seyward or Siward:
  • Seyward is the Earl of Northumberland in Macbeth.
  • Young Seyward is the son of the Earl of Northumberland in Macbeth.
• Somerset:
  • The Duke of Somerset (1) is a follower of King Henry in Henry VI, Part 1.
  • The Duke of Somerset (2) appears among the Lancastrian faction in Henry VI, Part 2. His head is carried onstage by Richard (later Richard III) in the opening scene of Henry VI, Part 3.
  • The Duke of Somerset (3) is a conflation by Shakespeare of two historical Dukes of Somerset (Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset). He supports both factions at different stages of Henry VI, Part 3.
• Southwell, with Hume, Jourdain and Bolingbroke, are the supernatural conspirators with Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Stafford:
  • Lord Stafford is a non-speaking Yorkist in Henry VI, Part 3.
  • Sir Humphrey Stafford is an enemy of Jack Cade in Henry VI, Part 2.
  • Stafford's Brother is an enemy of Jack Cade in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Stanley:
  • Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby is a military leader who ultimately reveals his loyalty to the Richmond faction, in spite of his son being a hostage to Richard, in Richard III.
  • Sir John Stanley supervises Eleanor's penance in Henry VI, Part 2.
  • Sir William Stanley, the historical brother of Lord Stanley from Richard III, is a minor character of the Yorkist faction in Henry VI, Part 3.
• Suffolk:
  • William de la Pole, Marquis of Suffolk, later Duke of Suffolk, is a manipulative character, loved by Queen Margaret, in Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry VI, Part 2.
  • The Duke of Suffolk is a courtier, cynical about the King's relationship with Anne Bullen in Henry VIII.
• Surrey:
  • The Duke of Surrey accuses Aumerle of plotting Woodstock's death in Richard II.
  • The Earl of Surrey is a supporter of the king in Henry IV, Part 2.
  • The Earl of Surrey is a son-in-law of Buckingham in Henry VIII.
• A Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham gives evidence of his (alleged) treachery, in Henry VIII.