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The historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum, or an ecclesiastical history of the english people is bede s bestknown work, completed in about 731. Saint bede the venerable bell, 1907 england 439 pages. Rather than looking back on the age of bede from the perspective of a king centralizing power and building a community by recalling a glorious english past, the old english version of bedes historia transforms its source to focus on local history, key anglosaxon saints, and their miracles. Ecclesiastical history of england by the venerable bede. The book s historical import is evidenced by the fact that nearly 200 hand written copies were produced in the middle ages. The old english version of bedes historia ecclesiastica. Of the situation of britain and ireland, and of their ancient inhabitants ii. Janes 1903 temple classics translation, introduction by vida d. The majority of the manuscripts of bedes historia ecclesiastica fall into one of two groups, known to scholars as c and m. For this book either speaks good of the good, and the.
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