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02.02 - Star Chamber
Season 2 · Episode 2

02.02 - Star Chamber

Laudianism. What was it, was it popular, and what if you didn't like it?

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

July 19, 202039m 35s

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Show Notes

Archbishop Laud spearheads the reform of the Church of England. Out with the new and in with the old, or so he said. Others disagreed and called for a different future for the church. The Court of High Commission and the Court of Star Chamber awaited them with fines, imprisonment, and mutilation.


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For this episode, I found the following publications particularly useful:

  • Russell, C. The Causes of the English Civil War
  • Kishlansky, M. Monarchy Transformed
  • Harris, T. Rebellion 
  • Keynon, Ohlmeyer, The Civil Wars


See the website for a full bibliography.

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