Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Bede's work was written in AD 731 and begins with a description of the geography and history of Roman Britain. It then goes on to discuss the kings, bishops, monks, and nuns who played a role in shaping Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's translation provides a modern and accurate version of this unique historical document in English. This edition also includes Bede's Letter to Egbert, which discusses pastoral care in early Anglo-Saxon England and Bede's condemnation of false monasteries. Additionally, it features The Death of Bede, an eyewitness account by Cuthbert, a monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both of which are translated by D. H. Farmer.

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