Great Gate of St. Augustine's Abbey

124 Documents Relating to English Church History

Today’s free book would prove useful to anyone doing any serious study on the history of the English church. It contains no less than 124 documents (listed below) compiled from original sources. This public domain title was digitised using a copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Henry Gee [1858-1938] & John William Hardy [1857-1919], Documents…

The Cliffs of Mohar, County Clare, Republic of Ireland

Writings of Saint Patrick, The Apostle of Ireland

Today’s free book is a translation of the writings of Saint Patrick. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Charles Henry Hamilton Wright [1836-1909], The Writings of St. Patrick. The Apostle of Ireland. A Revised Translation with Notes Critical and Historical, 3rd edn. Christian Classics Series VI. London:…

Saint Francis of Assisi

Evolution of the Monastic Ideal by H.B. Workman

Today’s free book is Herbert B. Workman’s survey of the development of Christian Monasticism. This public domain title was digitised using the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Herbert Brook Workman [1862–1951], The Evolution of the Monastic Ideal. From the Earliest Times Down to the Coming of the Friars. A Second Chapter in the History…

Conquest Of Constantinople By The Crusaders In 1204

Introduction to the History of Christianity A.D. 590-1314 by F J Foakes Jackson

Today’s free book is F J Foakes-Jackson’s history of the Medieval Church, which covers the period 590-1314 AD. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Frederick John Foakes Jackson [1855-1941], An Introduction to the History of Christianity A.D. 590-1314. London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd., 1921. Hbk. pp.390. [Click…