Bede's Ecclesiastical History Of England

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England is a work in Latin by Bede on the history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between Roman and Celtic Christianity. It is considered to be one of the most important original references on Anglo-Saxon history. It is believed to have been completed in 731, when Bede was approximately 59 years old. Divided into five books, it covers the history of England, ecclesiastical and political, from the time of Julius Caesar to the date of its completion (Summary by Wikipedia)

lmighty, and in Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Ghost, and the indivisible Trinity, having put to flight the thoughts of devils, and driven from you the temptations of the venomous and deceitful enemy, and being born again of water and the Holy Ghost, you may, through the aid of His bounty, dwell in the brightness[pg 109]of eternal glory with Him in Whom you shall have believed.

âWe have, moreover, sent you the blessing of your protector, the blessed Peter, chief of the Apostles, to wit, a shirt of proof with one gold ornament, and one cloak of Ancyra, which we pray your Highness to accept with all the goodwill with which it is sent by us.â

Chap. XI. How Pope Boniface advised the king's consort to use her best endeavours for his salvation. [Circ.625a.d.

Pleasingly written and enjoyable, and also rather astonishing for its inclusion of numerous miracles recorded with the same style and careful attention to detail as more readily verified historical events. Bede is deservedly celebrated - not only as a well-studied and reliable historian (supernatura

My favourite read of 2012. Why did it take me 30 years to read this?

It depends on why you read this. Historically it's extremely important. Reference-wise, it's a huge help, not only for religious things but the time-period itself in English history. Literature-wise it's not the best thing you can spend your time on and if you're on it for escapism then you're an id

This is a hard book to review, because whether it deserves five stars or 2-3 stars is going to depend pretty heavily on why you're reading it.

If you're reading it for academic purposes, it's really wonderful - it's one of the very, very few sources that we have for early English history and it's a

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Chap. XI. How Pope Boniface advised the king's consort to use her best endeavours for his salvation. [Circ.625a.d.

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