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His name was William Laud. As Archbishop of Canterbury he was considered High Church or an Anglo-Catholic. This combined with his opposition of radical Puritanism and support for Charles I sealed his fate and he was condemned as a traitor by the Long Parliament. He was executed on 10 January 1645.

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