George Abbot (bishop)
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George Abbot was an English bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633. He also served as the fourth chancellor of the University of Dublin, from 1612 to 1633.
Portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, 1623
Abbot's Hospital in Guildford
The tomb of George Abbot in Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Abbot's statue in High Street, Guildford
William Laud
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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
George Abbot (bishop)
…projected marriage of the new Prince of Wales (later Charles I) and the Spanish Infanta, Maria Anna. This policy brought upon the archbishop the hatred of William Laud (with whom he had previously come into collision at Oxford) and the king's court, although the king himself never forsook Abbot. In July 1621, while…
Portrait by Anthony van Dyck c. 1636
Stained glass windows in the Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral, depicting Henry IV, Henry VIII, Thomas Cranmer and Archbishop Laud
Altar, c. 1635, the centre of dispute between Puritans and Laudians, possibly consecrated by Laud himself, in St Peter's Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton.
Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar showing Laud being tried for treason in the House of Lords, with several people present labelled