Archbishop Laud : 1573-1645

Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-31 Opposition and Intrigue....Pages 32-65 Parliament....Pages 66-96 London....Pages 97-144 Canterbury....Pages 145-210 Whitehall....Pages 211-230 The Church Abroad....Pages 231-270 Oxford....Pages 271-294 Opposition....Pages 295-349 War....Pages 350-377 Parliament....Pages 378-397 The Tower....Pages 398-436 Back Matter....Pages 437-466 This biography, first published in 1940, examines the controversial career of William Laud, Charles I's Archbishop of Canterbury during the so-called "eleven years tyranny" from 1629-1640. He was eventually thrown from power in 1640 and executed on Tower Hill during the Civil War.