Church of England Record Society

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The Church of England Record Society is a text publication society for the history of the Church of England. It was established in 1991. [1] The society has published an annual volume since 1994, [2] the first being Kenneth Fincham's Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church (Vol. 1). [3] The society is a registered charity. [4]

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References

  1. "Church of England Record Society". Coers.org. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "Church of England Record Society - Boydell and Brewer". Boydellandbrewer.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. S.J; Larocca, John J. "Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church, Volume 1. By Kenneth Fincham. Church of England Record Society 1. Woodbridge, U.K.: The Boydell Press, 1994. xxvii + 227 pp. $63.00". Church History. 64 (4): 676–677. doi:10.2307/3168875. JSTOR   3168875. S2CID   162566190 . Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Charity Details". Beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2019.