1st Edition

Archbishop William Laud

By Charles Carlton Copyright 1987
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987, Archbishop William Laud shows how Laud dragged the English Church, and with it English society, towards a new and radical version of Anglicanism. Carlton presents Laud in the context of his times, showing how closely his personal life and character were woven into his political and religious career. By using Laud’s personal papers, his letters and diary, Carlton draws a... Read more

Acknowledgements 1. ‘Where I was bred up’ 2. ‘I made all quiet in the college’ 3. ‘Pastors, labourers, and watchmen’ 4. ‘A cloud arising’ 5. ‘Nothing but trouble and danger’ 6. ‘The little man is come up trumps’ 7. ‘The Richelieu of England’ 8. ‘To be your chancellor’ 9. ‘More vinegar than oil’ 10. ‘Who’s the fool now!’ 11. ‘The beast is wounded’ 12. ‘A foul business it is’ 13. ‘The sty of all pestilential filth’ 14. ‘Never afraid to die, nor ashamed to live’ 15. Epilogue Abbreviations Notes Index

Biography

Charles Carlton