A History of the Church in England

That Good Fight: A Reformation for Gentlemen · Nov 4, 2026 · 56m

In this second talk for a recent conference, Aaron gives a brief history of how England became a Christian nation, charting the course from the early centuries during the Roman Empire, the celtic monastic and missionary origins of the Church, to the mission of Augustine of Canterbury through to the Venerable Bede and up to the time of King Alfred in the 9th century. He highlights key details from various mission efforts to reach the ancient Britons, and later, the Anglo-Saxons, with all the ups and downs along the way, including the conversion of kings, persecutions, slavery, heresy, bold…