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William Laud (LAWD; 7 October 1573 – 10 January 1645) was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Charles I in 1633, Laud was a key advocate of Charles I's religious reforms; he was arrested by Parliament in 1640 and executed towards the end of the First English Civil War in January 1645.
William Laud was the archbishop of Canterbury (1633–45) and religious adviser to King Charles I of Great Britain. His persecution of Puritans and other religious dissidents resulted in his trial and execution by the House of Commons.
William Laud was a significant religious and political advisor during the personal rule of King Charles I . He was considered one of the key instigators of the conflict between the monarchy and Parliament, which ultimately paved the way for the English Civil War…
William Laud, (born Oct. 7, 1573, Reading, Berkshire, Eng.—died Jan. 10, 1645, London), Archbishop of Canterbury (1633–45) and religious adviser to Charles I. He became a privy councillor in 1627 and bishop of London in 1628, devoting himself to combating Puritanism and enforcing strict Anglican ritual.
May 8, 2018 · LAUD, WILLIAM (1573 – 1645), English clergyman and archbishop of Canterbury. The only son of a master tailor in Reading, Laud was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, of which he became a fellow in 1593.
Archbishop William Laud (October 7, 1573 - January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 after serving successively as Bishop of St. David's, Bath and Wells and London. Previously, he was Dean of Gloucester. He pursued a High Church course and opposed radical forms of Puritanism.
Jan 17, 2022 · Archbishop of Canterbury whose attempts to bring uniformity of worship and the “beauty of holiness” into the Anglican liturgy precipitated the slide into Civil War. Born at Reading in Berkshire, William Laud was the tenth son of a prosperous clothier.
