Archbishop Laud, 1573-1645 - Softcover

Trevor-Roper, Hugh

 
9781842122020: Archbishop Laud, 1573-1645

Synopsis

William Laud was the most powerful man in England during the so-called "11 years tyranny" from 1629 to 1640, when he was thrown from power and ultimately executed on Tower Hill during the Civil War. This biography of this controversial figure examines his large, if rigid, social ideal.

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'A book that is, by any standards, brilliant' New Statesman
'... this brilliant early biography' Guardian

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