Lawrence Washington (Monarchist World)

Lawrence Washington was Proctor at Oxford having been appointed to such a post by the Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud in 1632. His mission in this role was to rid the university of Puritans. Having done well at this he was appointed to the reactory of Purleigh, a well off position in which he was able to court and wed Amphilis Twigden, a wealthy literate young woman. Though thier courship had risked his position as Oxford dons where forbidden from marrying. Lawrence's service to the Angelican Church however shielded him from loosing his position.

Developer Notes

 * Lawrence Washington is in OTL the Great Great Great Grandfather of George Washington. In OTL Lawrence lost his position when Parliament won the English Civil War being labeled a 'scandelous' man as part of the Puritan attempt to reform England. He died poor and distant from his children save John Washington who became an apprentice to a Merchant. The poverty of the family inspired the Washingtons to move to Virgnia and with out this lose of position they do not. John was intrumental in events leading to Bacon's Rebellion- he as a soldier in Virginia's Militia had called a peacetalk with the natives but instead of talking peace he killed six chiefs. Governor Berkeley was furious at John Washington and the tribes of the six chiefs retaliated. Their attacks where met with Berkeley trying to talk them down which to certain colonist was upsetting for they did not know the causes of the raids and where more concerned with protecting thier homes. Thus Bacon's Rebellion and Berkeley's dismissal as Governor in 1677 are avoided with a Royalist Victory in this timeline.