As Eusebius was to Christian history generally, so was the Venerable Bede to English church history. An eighth-century Benedictine monk, Bede chronicles the history of the English church from its beginnings to the gradual diminution of the native Celtic Christianity and its centralization under the Church of Rome. A fascinating narrative by one of the most learned scholars of medieval Western Europe.An Eighth Day View:'With God's help, I, Bede ... have assembled these facts about the history of the Church in Britain ... from the traditions of our forebears, and from my own personal knowledge' Written in AD 731, Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is the first account of Anglo-Saxon England ever written, and remains our single most valuable source for this period. It begins with Julius Caesar's invasion in the first century BC and goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop government and convert the people to Christianity during these crucial formative years. Relating the deeds of great men and women but also describing landscape, customs and ordinary lives, this is a rich, vivid portrait of an emerging church and nation by the 'Father of English History'. Leo Sherley-Price's translation from the Latin brings us an accurate and readable version of Bede's History. This edition includes Bede's Letter to Egbert, denouncing false monasteries; and The Death of Bede, an admirable eye-witness account by Cuthbert, monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both translated by D. H. Farmer. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Title:: Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Penguin Classics) Author:: BEDE, , LATHAM, RONALD E. ISBN Number:: 014044565X ISBN-13: 9780140445657 Location Published:: Penguin Classics: May 1991 Binding:: Paper Back Book Condition:: New Categories: Celtic Studies Seller ID:: 4921 Keywords: bede, church history, english church, english history, medieval history