E.E.Y. Hales, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About E.E.Y. Hales

E.E.Y. Hales (1908–1986) was an English Catholic historian and author. After a brief professorship at Yale University, he served as an Inspector of Schools for Britain, retiring as a Commander of the British Empire. In 1949, he converted to Catholicism. His best-known books include Pio Nono and The Catholic Church in the Modern World.

Pope Pius IX: Political Reformer

By E.E.Y. Hales|2025-05-03T12:19:33-05:00May 3rd, 2025|Categories: Books, Catholicism, Cluny, Politics|

"The most deadly foes of the Catholic religion have always waged a fierce war, but without success, against this Chair; they are by no means ignorant of the fact that religion itself can never totter and fall while this Chair remains intact, the Chair which rests on the rock which the proud gates of hell [...]

Revolution and Papacy

By E.E.Y. Hales|2024-11-02T21:07:45-05:00November 2nd, 2024|Categories: Books, Catholicism, Cluny, Enlightenment, History|

Pope Gregory XVI believed that, even if it were true that immediate spiritual advantages might be gained by revolt, or by the introduction of liberal measures, the shock to the monarchical system involved by such changes would be disastrous to the Church and Society. Revolution and Papacy: 1769–1846, by E. E. Y. Hales (Cluny Media, [...]