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Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English, of a unique historical document. This edition now includes Bede's Letter to Egbert concerning pastoral care in early Anglo-Saxon England, at the heart of which lay Bede's denunciation of the 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.
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Bede was born in 673. He became a monk at an early age and lived most of his life at Jarrow. Scholar, teacher and writer, he wrote biblical and other works. He has been described as the 'Father of English History'. Bede died in 735. Leo Sherley-Price is a Rural Dean and parish priest at Devon. He has translated a number of other historical and theological texts. D. H. Farmer is author and editor of several books on ecclesiastical and monastic history.
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Britain, formerly known as Albion, is an island in the ocean, lying towards the north west at a considerable distance from the coasts of Germany, Gaul, and Spain, which together form the greater part of Europe. Read the first page
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Britain, formerly known as Albion, is an island in the ocean, lying towards the north west at a considerable distance from the coasts of Germany, Gaul, and Spain, which together form the greater part of Europe. Read the first page
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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I have just finished a University module based on this book, and was lucky to study it in some depth. It is a great book to study but also a great book just to read. It may be over a thousand years old, but Bede's style is infinitely accessible and there is much to enjoy in the stories that he weaves. Particularly memorable are the Anglo-Saxon kings and their fierceness, particularly Penda whom Bede obviously disliked a great deal, and the brilliant story of the conversion of King Edwin from paganism to Christianity. Do not be put off by the fact that it is an "ecclesiastical" history: it is not at all a dry, religious book. It is a highly interesting chronicle of a time which otherwise may have been lost to us.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I was lucky enough to study a module on Anglo-Saxon history at University and this was on the reading list. Bede is a direct and approachable writer who has an understated wisdom both in his treatment of the individual iconic figures of his age and for the wider swing of history. He seems himself enthused by his chosen subject and is quietly spell-binding. Of course, you do have to be a little savvy to peer between the lines- was for instance the advent of Christianity accepted with such wild enthusiasm as he claims, and did the novice receive his hymn from the almighty as he said? But Bede includes so much detail- his book is, to use his own expression: 'full of days'that we need not feel he is ever glibly leading us astray. He is telling us stories in order to make sense of his world. And in doing so gives us such a glimpse into how things were, in all their vigour and anarchy and stoicism. This is one book that is never going on the charity shop pile.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This book is of interest to those , like myself, who wish to learn about how the foundations of our great nation were established before the Norman Conquest and possibly to Anglicans who wish to learn about the origins of their Church. Bede's piety and devotion to his religion shine through. However, what makes the book uputdownable by myself is the occasional anecdote illuminating the struggles and adversity faced by the earliest English folk such as the suicide pacts made in Sussex in the face of dearth.This is a fascinating read.
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The book of books
Read any secondary account of early Anglo-Saxon England and the authors are unanimous in their praise of the Venerable Bede. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2008 by M. J. Leek
Not Bad
I found this book surprisingly easy to read, which says much for the translation and could be read by anybody from teens and older. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2007 by N. Ingram
An extraordinary book
Bede's history of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar up until his own day is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2007 by L O'connor
Fascinating
This is a delightful piece of history not only because of the information it portrays, but also because of the style in which it is written. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 1999
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