Laud becomes Archbishop of Canterbury / Imposition of Laudiansim

Question 1

Laud becomes Archbishop of Canterbury / Imposition of Laudiansim:

Date

Answer 1

1633

Question 2

Laud becomes Archbishop of Canterbury / Imposition of Laudiansim:

Summary

Answer 2

Was Bishop of London before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury.

Promotion of Arminians like Laud in the CofE; William Juxon Bishop of London, to the post of Lord Treasurer in 1636.

Question 3

Laud becomes Archbishop of Canterbury / Imposition of Laudiansim:

Consequence

Answer 3

Brought a new insistence on control of the clergy by the bishops and of the laity by the clergy.

Substitution of ritual and formality in place of the Puritan emphasis on individual prayer and preaching.

Ministers who resisted were brought before the Church courts or the prerogative Court of High Commission and, if disagreed were deprived of their livings.

• BUT the number of clergy forced out did not rise greatly during the 1630s (but these numbers exclude those clergy who chose to emigrate to the Puritan colonies of New England).

Feoffees, who had organised the practice to ensure the appointment of Puritan clergy, were forced to disband.

Question 4

Laud becomes Archbishop of Canterbury / Imposition of Laudiansim:

Significance

Answer 4

Charles had created a well-ordered regime with an emphasis on hierarchy and ceremony designed to instil respect for monarchy and emphasise the religious roots of his power.

• Churches were decorated with statues and colour
• Organs were restored
• The altar was moved to the east end of the Church in order for a traditional communion to take place.

Increased Catholic suspicion along with other Catholic influences in Court (like Charles meeting an ambassador from the pope in his court from 1635, whose interest in art and royal imagery led to a close relationship).

For those who did not share Charles’ vision, the unfolding picture of his government in Church and state was ominously clear, uniform and threatening to all that they valued.