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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