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William Heywood
William Heywood or Haywood (1599/1600–1663) was a Church of England clergyman who supported the Cavalier, Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He later became domestic chaplain to William Laud, Archbishop William Laud, chaplain in ordinary to Charles I of England, King Charles I, prebendary at St Paul's Cathedral and Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector of St Giles in the Fields church in London. Biography Early life and education Heywood was born in Bristol in 1600 to Mr William Heywood, a Cooper (profession), cooper. His brothers were Edmund, Thomas and Henry and his sister was named Mary. Educated at University of Oxford, Oxford he appears to have enjoyed early and easy success in the Church of England becoming successively Chaplain, domestic chaplain to William Laud, Archbishop William Laud, chaplain in ordinary to Charles I and a prebendary at St Paul's Cathedral before being appointed by Laud to the Rector (ecclesiastical), rectory of St Giles in the Fields in London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, tradition, with foundational doctrines being contained in the ''Thirty-nine Articles'' and ''The Books of Homilies''. The Church traces its history to the Christian hierarchy recorded as existing in the Roman Britain, Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kingdom of Kent, Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its members are called ''Anglicans''. In 1534, the Church of England renounced the authority of the Papacy under the direction of Henry VIII, beginning the English Reformation. The guiding theologian that shaped Anglican doctrine was the Reformer Thomas Cranmer, who developed the Church of England's liturgical text, the ''Book of Common Prayer''. Papal authority was Second Statute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
