Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People

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Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is an early 8th-century Latin work that chronicles the religious and political history of early medieval England, particularly the spread of Christianity.

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instanceOf Latin prose work
ecclesiastical history
historical work
author Bede
linked to: Venerable Bede
circulation widely copied in the Middle Ages
commissionedBy Ceolwulf of Northumbria
completionDate 731
contains hagiographical material
miracle stories
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Northumbria
dateWritten early 8th century
dedicatedTo Ceolwulf of Northumbria
focusesOn political history
religious history
spread of Christianity in England
genre chronicle
church history
hasTranslation Old English translation
numerous modern vernacular translations
historicalReliability generally considered high for its period
includesAccountOf Augustine of Canterbury's mission to the English
Synod of Whitby
conversion of King Edwin of Northumbria
lives of early English saints
influenced later chroniclers such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
medieval English historiography
language Latin
literaryForm prose
notableFor detailed account of the early English church
early use of Anno Domini dating in historical narrative
use of documentary sources and oral testimony
placeWritten Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey
primarySourcesUsed documents
earlier chronicles
letters
oral testimony
regionDescribed Anglo-Saxon England
religiousPerspective Christian
significance foundational text for the history of England
major source for Anglo-Saxon history
structure five books
subject Christianization of England
early medieval England
history of the English people
theologicalOrientation Roman Catholic
linked to: Roman Catholicism
timePeriodCovered from Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain to 731
titleInLatin Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
usedAsSourceBy medieval historians
modern historians of early medieval England

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Saint Chad describedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Venerable Bede notableWork Ecclesiastical History of the English People
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Venerable Bede wrote Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Christianization of the British Isles documentedIn Ecclesiastical History of the English People
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Anglo-Saxon literature notableWork Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Old English translation)
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Saxons historicalSource Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Saint Oswald describedIn Ecclesiastical History of the English People
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Saint Hilda of Whitby describedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Jutes mentionedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Bridei mac Bili mentionedIn Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
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Angles mentionedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Angles mentionedIn Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
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Penda of Mercia sourceDescribedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Kings of the Picts source Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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Wulfhere of Mercia historicalSource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Battle of Maserfield historicalSource Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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Bernicia knownFromSource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Kingdom of Bernicia hasSource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Æthelred of Mercia mentionedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Kingdom of Deira sourceMention Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
sub-Roman Britain hasSource Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Oswiu of Northumbria source Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
subject linked to: King Oswiu of Northumbria
Saint Alban mentionedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Deira knownFromSource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
King Edwin of Northumbria primarySource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Synod of Whitby documentedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Saint Cedd source Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People titleInLatin Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Aidan of Lindisfarne sourceDescribedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
History of the Lombards influencedBy Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Æthelberht of Kent source Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Bertha of Kent historicalSource Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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Laurence of Canterbury historicalSource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Mellitus associatedWith Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Mellitus source Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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Rædwald of East Anglia mentionedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Anna of East Anglia sourceMention Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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Battle of the River Idle historicalSource Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
linked to: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Eorpwald of East Anglia mentionedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Æthelhere of East Anglia describedIn Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People