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==History==
=== Foundation ===
On 8 March 1698, Rev. [[Thomas Bray]] met a small group of friends, including Sir [[Humphrey Mackworth]], Colonel [[Maynard Colchester]], [[Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford|Lord Guilford]] and [[John Hooke (judge)|John Hooke]] at [[Lincoln's Inn]]. These men were concerned by what they saw as the "growth in vice and immorality" in
They resolved to meet regularly to devise strategies to increase their knowledge of Anglican Christianity. They decided that these aims could best be achieved by publishing and distributing Christian literature and encouraging Christian education at all levels.
Closely connected to the [[Church of England]], the SPCK was not active in Scotland, where the [[Scottish Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge]] was founded in 1709.<ref name=Cambs/>
SPCK was involved in tackling a number of social and political issues of the time.<ref name="Cambs" /> It actively campaigned for penal reform, provided for the widows and children of clergy who died whilst overseas and provided basic education for slaves in the Caribbean.▼
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One of the key priorities for Bray and his friends was to build libraries in market towns. In its first two hundred years, the Society founded many [[charity school]]s for poor children aged 7-11. The Society also provided [[teacher training]].<ref>{{cite web| title =Schooling before the 19th Century| work =Living Heritage| publisher =UK Parliament| url =http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/livinglearning/school/overview/before19thcentury/| access-date =1 December 2014 }}</ref>
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