The Anglo-Catholic History Society promotes study of the history of the Anglo-Catholic movement in the Anglican Communion.

The society is open to all. It is not a devotional or ‘party’ grouping. Nor is it an academic society as such, though it includes academics among its members. Our lectures and publications are scholarly but aim always to be accessible to a general audience.

Our concern is the history of Anglo-Catholicism. We define this as including the High Church movements from the late sixteenth century onwards, as well the Oxford Movement, Ritualism and Anglo-Catholicism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, both in England and elsewhere. We are interested in biography, architecture and artistic development, music and literature, as well as general history from the international to the local.

We promote the history of the Anglo-Catholic movement in a variety of ways:

  • We meet three times a year in the crypt of St Clement Danes in the Strand, London WC2, for a lecture (usually in January, June and October). The lectures are subsequently printed and sent to members. Our programme is available here.

  • We also publish pamphlets, which are sent to members free of charge, and longer works (Occasional Papers).

  • Members also receive a regular Newsletter. Past issues are available here.

  • The Facebook Group is an informal forum designed to promote interest in and to encourage membership of the Anglo-Catholic History Society. Anyone may contribute items that are relevant to our theme of Anglo-Catholic history.

  • We occasionally make subventions to enable the publication of academic books.

Some past lectures and publications are still available for purchase. Details are available here.

The Chairman, Dr Perry Butler, is always happy to hear from scholars working in the field (including postgraduates and local historians) who might like to address the society or write something for the Newsletter.

The society is governed by a constitution. The officers are elected at an Annual General Meeting.