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William Prynne (1600 – 24 October 1669), an English lawyer, voluble author, polemicist and political figure, was a prominent Puritan opponent of church policy under William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (1633–1645).
William Prynne was an English Puritan pamphleteer whose persecution by the government of King Charles I (reigned 1625–49) intensified the antagonisms between the king and Parliament in the years preceding the English Civil Wars (1642–51). Though trained as a lawyer, Prynne began to publish Puritan
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3. März 2019 · A biography of William Prynne, a Puritan lawyer and martyr who was mutilated twice for his pamphlets against Archbishop Laud. Learn about his life, works, and legacy in the context of the English Civil War and the Restoration.
Vor 3 Tagen · Learn about William Prynne (1600–69), a fearless campaigner on religious, moral, and political issues. Find out his famous attack on stage-plays, his imprisonment and mutilation, and his involvement in the Long Parliament and the Restoration.
William Prynne (1600–1669) war ein englischer Anwalt und Schriftsteller, der für seine provokanten und kontroversen Essays bekannt war. Als einer der puritanischsten Puritaner hatte Prynne keine Angst davor, populäre Persönlichkeiten, Kultur oder Konventionen ins Visier zu nehmen.
5. Aug. 2013 · ‘A whipper whipped’ is a thoroughly new account of the 1634 Star Chamber case against William Prynne for publishing the seditious work Histrio-mastix. It is based upon a hitherto unused manuscript account that provides previously undisclosed information about the proceedings and especially about the intentions of the prosecution ...
29. Mai 2018 · Prynne, William (1600–69). Puritan lawyer, antiquarian, and politician. Educated at Oriel College, Oxford, and Lincoln's Inn, Prynne was hauled before the Court of Star Chamber in 1634 for publishing the Histriomastix.
