Archbishop Laud (Phoenix Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1842122029 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A book that is, by any standards, brilliant."--New Statesman.. An esteemed scholar uncovers the social ideal that lay behind Laud's political and religious conservatism--an ideal fatally obscured by the archbishop's human limitations. He remains a controversial figure in English history, either denounced as a tyrant and bigot or extolled as a statesman and martyr. The most powerful man in England during the so-called "Eleven Years Tyranny" from 1629-1640, archbishop of Canterbury William Laud was thrown from power in 1640 and executed on Tower Hill during the Civil War
"A socio-political idealist" according to Quentin D. Stewart. There is no reason to doubt that Laud was a deeply religious man. Even Trevor-Roper seems to recognize this at times, but the author paints the picture of a single minded and selfless bureacrat who is driven by a sociological ideal of restoring the post-Reformation church to its pre-Reformation glory. Theological convictions and religious ceremonies are humbug for Trevor-Roper's version of Laud. Laud's program is . Fascinating study Kevin Fascinating study of a much caricatured figure. Also interesting for the insights into the intellectual early/mid 20th century prejudices of its English author.. E. T. Veal said Less Than the Whole Laud. The mocking grace "To God much praise, and little laud to the Devil" reflected the opinion of many of William Laud's contemporaries - and also of several generations of Whig historians. To Macaulay and his ilk, Charles I's Archbishop of Canterbury was a stock villain, culpable for the royal policies that provoked the English Civil War.Hugh Trevor-Roper's biography (first published in 19Less Than the Whole Laud E. T. Veal The mocking grace "To God much praise, and little laud to the Devil" reflected the opinion of many of William Laud's contemporaries - and also of several generations of Whig historians. To Macaulay and his ilk, Charles I's Archbishop of Canterbury was a stock villain, culpable for the royal policies that provoked the English Civil War.Hugh Trevor-Roper's biography (first published in 1940; Phoenix Press reprints t. 0; Phoenix Press reprints t