Born Reading. 1628 became Bishop of London. 1633 became Archbishop of Canterbury. Supported Charles I, opposed many of the church practices that had come in during Queen Elizabeth's reign and persecuted Puritans. Impeached for treason by the Long Parliament. Charles gave him a royal pardon but to no avail; he was beheaded on Tower Hill.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
Commemorated ati
Old church - Stanmore
MyLondon informs: "{The old church} gained Grade II listed status in 1951. In...
Tower Hill Martyrs - list
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Born Herefordshire. Â Related via the Boleyn family to Queen Elizabeth I. Â Married a daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham. Â Became a favourite of the Queen. Â However he performed badly as Lord Lieuten...
2 memorials
Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon
Grandson of King Edward IV. 1st Marquess of Exeter.  Accused of Catholic loyalties when this was not in favour.  Executed by decapitation with a sword on Tower Hill.  We have taken his dates from t...
1 memorial
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Imprisoned by Elizabeth I for plotting to take Mary Queen of Scots as his fourth wife. His pro-Catholic activities led to his beheading on Tower Hill, just like his Dad, Henry Howard. Â Father of Ad...
1 memorial
Earl of Kilmarnock
Jacobite. Â Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden. Â Tried and beheaded on the Tower Hill scaffold.
1 memorial
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