Church of England Record Society


The Church of England Record Society was founded in 1991 and aims to promote interest in and knowledge of the Church of England from the 16th century onwards.  Since 1994, the Society has published volumes illustrating all periods of church history since the Reformation.

The publications include editions of letters, diaries, treatises, visitation articles, or other documents and are important sources for ecclesiastical, social and political history.

Members of the Society receive a free copy of the Society's annual publication and are invited to the Annual General Meeting and lecture.  The lecture is given by an established scholar, often associated with the Society’s publications.

We welcome applications for membership.  More information on the Society, publications and membership and links to further useful sites can be found on the following pages.

2022 AGM and Annual Lecture
The 2022 AGM will be held in person on July 6th at 4.15pm at Lambeth Palace Library, with the Annual Lecture to follow at 5.00pm. W.M. Jacob will give the lecture, entitled: "‘Lived religion’ in eighteenth-century England: the education of poor children."
Further details in our "Events" section, including a link to the AGM agenda.
Please contact the Honorary Secretary, Dr Mary Clare Martin, if you wish to attend, as numbers are limited

2021 Annual Lecture
Dr Grant Tapsell spoke about "Archbishop William Sancroft's Life in Letters." Click here for further details.
The lecture can now be viewed here.

The 2020 AGM was held online on Tuesday July 7th.
Following the AGM, Dr Robert Saunders of Queen Mary University of London gave the Annual Lecture, entitled "The Cross and the Ballot Paper: the Church and the Religion of Democracy in Britain, 1800-1918."
The lecture can be viewed here.

Please click here for the Society's Annual Report for 2021.

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