Christian / Church History

The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster

Traces the history and development of Christianity in Britain from Roman times through twenty often turbulent centuries, conveying the character and contribution of Christianity in the landscape of contemporary Britain.

This introductory survey looks at how Christianity took root in the second century, how it battled to stay true to the vision of Christ's apostles, and how it developed in ways that would shape both the Church and Western culture over the next two thousand years

An accessible, stimulating and interactive guide-book to the emergence of Christian identity, with particular attention to the earliest form of the Christian thought and doctrine.

A people's history of the high street

A spectacular, vivid, groundbreaking work of history which takes us into the mind and lives of medieval women.

The spirituality and mysticism of the earliest Christian monks is best revealed in the Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegms). This book presents over six hundred such items, newly translated from six original languages, increasing the number available in English by a third.