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The *Ecclesiastical History of the English People* (731 AD) is Bede's most famous work. As well as providing the authoritative Colgrave translation of the Ecclesiastical History, this edition includes a new translation of the Greater Chronicle, in which Bede examines the Roman Empire and contemporary Europe. His Letter to Egbert gives his final reflections on the English Church justbefore his death, and all three texts here are further illuminated by a detailed introduction and explanatory notes. Starting with the invasion of Julius Caesar in the fifth century, Bede recorded the history of the English up to his own day in 731 A.D. A scholarly monk working in the north-east of England, Bede wrote the five books of his history in Latin. The "Ecclesiastical History" is his most famous work, and this edition provides the authoritative Colgrave translation, as well as a new translation of the "Greater Chronicle", never before published in English. His "Letter to Egbert" gives his final reflections on the English Church just before his death. This is the only edition to include all three texts, and they are illuminated further by a detailed introduction and explanatory notes. * * * * Dan

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Author

Bede; Colgrave, Bertram; McClure, JudithBede, Venerable, St.

Publisher

Oxford University Press, UK

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780192829122

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Religion

Rating

3.76 / 5 (99 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13