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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop
Archbishop of Canterbury
English theologian
historical figure
person
almaMater University of Oxford NERFINISHED
appointedArchbishopOfCanterbury 1633
arrestedBy Long Parliament
birthDate 1573-10-07
birthPlace Reading, Berkshire, England
causeOfDownfall widespread opposition to his religious policies
charge high treason
conflict English Civil War (background causes)
contributedTo reforms of the Church of England under Charles I
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1645-01-10
deathPlace London, England
education St John's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
endTimeAsArchbishopOfCanterbury 1645
era Stuart period
familyName Laud
fullName William Laud
givenName William
heldAcademicOffice Chancellor of the University of Oxford
ideology Arminianism
implementedPolicy enforcement of religious uniformity
restoration of altars and use of the Book of Common Prayer
influenced Laudianism
knownFor high-church reforms in the Church of England
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
monarchServed Charles I of England
movement Laudianism
notableWork Laud's Diary
opposedBy English Puritans
Parliamentarian faction in the Long Parliament
placeOfBurial Chapel of St John's College, Oxford
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of London
Bishop of St David's
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
religion Anglicanism
Church of England
startTimeAsArchbishopOfCanterbury 1633
theologicalOrientation high church Anglicanism


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