Actually, the more history I know the happier I am to be in Christ’ Church, not Rome’s.
Funny - I found Church history to be the gateway to my eventual conversion to the Catholic Church. I’ve since earned a graduate degree in history and have yet to have this statement be anything other than strengthened. It’s difficult (impossible?) to reconcile any sense of historical continuity with any modern-day Church except for the Catholic Church, Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Communion or the Assyrian Church of the East. These are the (only) four modern-day branches of the historic, undivided Church founded by Christ and his Apostles.
I guess you and I cancel each other out ;-). But, don’t believe the myths about Church history. The truth may lead you Rome-ward bound...
For a pretty strong and well argued, albeit opinionated, view of the other side, check out Hillaire Belloc’s “How the Reformation Happened”. It’s one of those books that those on all side of the argument need to be acquainted with, and “Old Thunder” is a master of conservative rhetoric!