Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People : An Introduction and Selection

from heidip

This book was interesting in that you got to see the formation of Christianity in England through the eyes of Bede, a monk in the 700's AD. Interesting history. It shows how Augustine became the first archbishop of Canterbury, and how Pope Gregory saw some English slaves in the market and wanted ...

from drmaf

An interesting eyewitness view of England in the process of formation. Far from being the dreary "Venomous Bede" which many people seem to remember from school, this is an engaging and sometimes quite light-hearted account of life in the early Church. And there are Vikings! Some might find the pi...

from bibliothecarivs

My fourth reading of Bede's magnum opus and I struggled for several reasons: it was my first time not reading my beloved Sherley-Price translation and my first time reading the History during a worldwide pandemic and very serious family health crisis. Thank goodness for the good people at LibriVo...

from fastred

One of the classics of early English history. A very good read, but not (by any means) an unbiased approach.

from moncrieff

The great history of England in the early middle ages.