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.
- Occupation
- Anglican priest, theologian, writer, Christian minister
- Position held
- Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of London, Anglican Bishop of Bath and Wells, Anglican Bishop of St Davids
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- October 7, 1573
- Died
