William Laud
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Laud
after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1633-1645
4 7/8 in. x 3 3/8 in. (123 mm x 85 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D21582
Sitterback to top
- William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.
Events of 1633back to top
Current affairs
William Laud is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. A supporter of the political and religious policies of Charles I, he worked for the uniformity of church doctrine and practice.Formal coronation of Charles I in Scotland. It would be the king's first visit since he left the country aged three.
Art and science
Publication of Histriomastix by pamphleteer, William Prynne, which denounces female actors, coincides with the queen's participation in a masque; Prynne is consequently tried for sedition.Playwright, John Ford, publishes 'Tis Pity She's a Whore; its treatment of incest makes it one of the most controversial works in English literature.
International
Summoned by Pope VIII, Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to stand trial for the Copernican views he expressed in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, 1632. Found guilty of heresy, he spends the remainder of his life under house arrest.Comments back to top
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Dr Mark Byford
04 June 2016, 20:35
See my other comment re William Prynne: I have a copy of this plate printed on a folio page for insertion in Prynne's work "Canterburies Doome", printed in 1646.