William Laud
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William Laud was the Archbishop of Canterbury under King Charles I, known for his high-church reforms and central role in the religious and political conflicts that helped precipitate the English Civil War.
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| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
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Archbishop of Canterbury → English theologian → historical figure → person → |
| almaMater |
University of Oxford
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| appointedArchbishopOfCanterbury |
1633
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| arrestedBy |
Long Parliament
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| birthDate |
1573-10-07
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| birthPlace |
Reading, Berkshire, England
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| causeOfDownfall |
widespread opposition to his religious policies
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| charge |
high treason
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| conflict |
English Civil War (background causes)
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| contributedTo |
reforms of the Church of England under Charles I
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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| deathDate |
1645-01-10
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| deathPlace |
London, England
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| education |
St John's College, Oxford
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| endTimeAsArchbishopOfCanterbury |
1645
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| era |
Stuart period
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| familyName |
Laud
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| fullName |
William Laud
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| givenName |
William
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| heldAcademicOffice |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
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| ideology |
Arminianism
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| implementedPolicy |
enforcement of religious uniformity
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restoration of altars and use of the Book of Common Prayer → |
| influenced |
Laudianism
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| knownFor |
high-church reforms in the Church of England
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opposition to Puritanism → promotion of ceremonial worship and episcopal authority → role in religious and political conflicts preceding the English Civil War → |
| mannerOfDeath |
execution by beheading
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| monarchServed |
Charles I of England
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| movement |
Laudianism
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| notableWork |
Laud's Diary
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| opposedBy |
English Puritans
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Parliamentarian faction in the Long Parliament → |
| placeOfBurial |
Chapel of St John's College, Oxford
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| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Bishop of Bath and Wells → Bishop of London → Bishop of St David's → Chancellor of the University of Oxford → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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Church of England → |
| startTimeAsArchbishopOfCanterbury |
1633
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| theologicalOrientation |
high church Anglicanism
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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William Laud
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fullName |
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Laudian religious reforms
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hasKeyFigure |
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Laudian religious reforms
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namedAfter |
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High Commission
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notableMember |
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Personal Rule (1629–1640)
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notablePerson |
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Eleven Years' Tyranny
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religiousPolicyDirectedBy |