Percy Dearmer’s Everyman’s History of the English Church offers a lively and accessible overview of the Church of England from its earliest foundations to the modern era. Written with Dearmer’s characteristic clarity, wit, and pastoral warmth, this compact volume guides readers through key events, personalities, controversies, and reforms that shaped English Christianity.

Designed for the general reader, Dearmer’s history avoids heavy academic detail while remaining richly informative. It illuminates how the English Church developed its distinctive identity—rooted in ancient tradition, renewed by reform, and shaped by the faith and struggle of ordinary people.

Engaging, balanced, and deeply Anglican in spirit, this little book remains an essential introduction for anyone seeking to understand the story of the Church in England.