The king proceeded to London to attend it.

The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Laud’s attachment to Thomas Wentworth, the Earl of Strafford, took on especial importance into the reign of King Charles I. William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury. Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? Active hostilities had been suspended, as a sort of temporary truce had been concluded with the Scots, to prepare the way for a … Sitter associated with 61 portraits. 1642 pamphlet illustration of the beheading, from here. We'll need your email address so that we can follow up on the information provided and contact you to let you know when your contribution has been published.National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HENational Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE Parliament saw him and Archbishop laud as exactly what was wrong with Stuart England. His methods became known as "Strafford's Fork", referencing to how the king was feeding off of the country's wealth. All contributions are moderated.Contributions are moderated. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.

Strafford met his fate two days later on Tower Hill, receiving the blessing of Archbishop Laud.

Laud was imprisoned because he and Charles I tried to introduce the New English Prayer Book to Presbytarian Scotland. On 4 May 1603, he was one of the University proctors for the year.When Buckeridge left St John's in 1611, Laud succeeded him as President, but only after a hard patronage struggle reaching high circles at court.

Strafford Led to Execution, by Paul Delaroche, with Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stafford, receiving the blessing of his ally, the imprisoned Archbishop William Laud.

Strafford was known for his inventive way of gathering money for the king. Search over 215,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated from the 16th Century to the present day.William Laud; Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Straffordby William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van DyckCan you tell us more about this portrait? Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), Statesman. Laud would also be imprisoned in the Tower and executed on 10 January 1645. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. We would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait, sitter or artist.How do you know this? Laud was Imprisoned in the Tower of London on 1 March 1641. Neile sought, but could not obtain, Laud's appointment as Laud ascended rapidly to a position of influence in the period 1626 to 1628, advancing not alone but with a group of like-minded clerics who obtained bishoprics.Laud was almost 60 years old when he became archbishop and, having waited for a decade to replace George Abbot, was no longer prepared to compromise on any aspect of his policy.Whereas Wentworth (who became the Earl of Strafford in early 1640) saw the political dangers of Puritanism, Laud saw the Calvinist movement's threat to the Laud's desire to impose uniformity on the Church of England was driven by a belief that this was his office's duty, but his methods seemed persecution to those of differing views. Lesson on William Laud and the Earl of Strafford for Year 8 and the causes of the English Civil War. He left Strafford in command of the army at York.

The Parliament assembled in November, 1640. He was executed before a crowd estimated, probably with some exaggeration, at 300,000 on 12 May 1641. Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter’s life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you have information to share please complete the form below.If you require information from us, please use our We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. Thus, they had the Toward the end of his life, Charles I admitted that he had put too much trust in Laud, and allowed his "peevish humours" and obsession with points of ritual to inflame divisions within the Church: he warned You must have Javascript enabled to view zooming images