1573
William Laud, English archbishop and academic (died 1645)
William Laud, English archbishop and academic (died 1645)
William Laud, English archbishop and academic (died 1645)
William Laud
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645
- Born
- 1573
William Laud 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.
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