OF THE SITUATION OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND OF THEIR ANCIENT INHABITANTS

And I cannot but recommend the sincerity and zeal, with which you not only diligently give ear to hear the words of the Holy Scripture, but also industriously take care to become acquainted with the actions and sayings of former men of renown, especially of our own nation … To the most glorious King Ceolwulph, Bede, the servant of Christ and PriestįORMERLY, at your request, most readily transmitted to you the Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, which I had newly published, for you to read, and give it your approbation and I now send it again to be transcribed and more fully considered at your leisure. Why is the book considered so important in studying Anglo-Saxon England?.Why did he write The Ecclesiastical History of the English People? Did he have a bias? If so, did that bias cloud his writing?.SubjectsĮnglish Literature, World History, European History Grade Level Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from Bede’s 'Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum' ('Ecclesiastical History of the English People'), students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how and why Bede wrote his most famous work (including his motives for writing it), and why Bede’s History has been so important to the study of Latin Christendom and Medieval England for the last 1100 years.

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