The venerable bede biography of alberta
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Who was the Venerable Bede and why is he important?
Neil Rees
Bede was known as the Father of English History. This title was earned mainly through his five volume book called "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum", which translates as "An Ecclesiastical History of the English People".
The venerable bede biography of alberta
The Penguin Classics edition calls it "A History of the English Church and People".
His models and inspiration were Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament; Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History of the Early Church written during the reign of Emperor Constantine; and the History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours written in the sixth century.
His book was dedicated to King Ceolwulf of Northumbria who commissioned it.
Bede the historian
He starts with a description of Britain and the story of the arrival of the Romans in Britain. For the early Roman history, he drew on Roman historians such as Pliny.
For the history of the English in Britain, he drew on many sources including research done fo