The Treasures of English Churches: Witnesses to the History of a Nation, by Matthew Byrne
Shire Publications, £20, 160 pages
And Did Those Feet: The Story and Character of the English Church AD 200-2020, by Patrick Whitworth
Sacristy Press, £40, 662 pages
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The Archbishop of Canterbury and every single Anglican vicar and Catholic priest in the country should read The Treasures of English Churches. Justin Welby has idiotically suggested that monuments should be removed from Anglican churches if they have unsavoury connections. A quick glance at this marvellous book will show how silly he is.
