William Laud
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 380 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 7,1573 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Reading |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | January 10,1645 |
| Died | Tower Hill |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Place of burial | St John's College, Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Parents | William Laud |
| Lucy Webbe | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Successor | William Juxon |
| Consecr | 18 November 1621; by George Montaigne |
| In offic | 1633–1645 |
| Education | St John's College |
| Reading School | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 756626 |
William Laud Life story
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.