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William Laud (1573–1645) was an English churchman and academic Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 during the personal rule of Charles I. Arrested in 1640 he was executed in 1645.In matters of church polity Laud was autocratic. Laudianism refers to a collection of rules on matters of ritual in particular that were enforced by Laud in order to maintain uniform worship in England and Wales in line with the king’s preferences. They were precursors to later High Church views.
