{"product_id":"ecclesiastical-history-of-the-english-people-revised-penguin-classics-by-bede","title":"Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Revised) (Penguin Classics) by Bede","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in AD 731, Bede's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcclesiastical History of the English People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeo Sherley-Price's translation from the Latin brings us an accurate and readable version of Bede's History. This edition includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBede's Letter to Egbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, denouncing false monasteries; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death of Bede\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an admirable eye-witness account by Cuthbert, monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both translated by D. H. Farmer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEcclesiastical History of the English PeopleAcknowledgments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotes to the Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor's Preface: To the Most Glorious King Ceolwulf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The situation of Britain and Ireland: their earliest inhabitants\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e. On Gaius Julius Caesar, the first Roman to reach Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e. Claudius, the second Roman to reach Britan, annexes the Isles of Orkney to the Roman Empire: under his direction Vespasian subdues the Isle of Wight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e. Lucius, a British king, writes to Pope Eleutherus and asks to be made a Christian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e. Severus divides Roman Britain from the rest by an earth work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e. The reign of Diocletian: his persecution of the Christian Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003c\/strong\u003e. The martyrdom of Saint Alban and his companions, who shed their life-blood for Christ at this time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Church in Britain enjoys peace from the end of this persecution until the time of the Arian heresy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9\u003c\/strong\u003e. During the reign of Gratian, Maximus is created Emperor in Britain, and returns to Gaul with a large army\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10\u003c\/strong\u003e. During the reign of Arcadius, the Briton Pelagius presumptuously belittles the grace of God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11\u003c\/strong\u003e. During the reign of Honorius, Gratian and Constantine set up as despots in Britain: the former is killed shortly afterwards in Britain, and the latter in Gaul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Britons, harassed by the Irish and Picts, seek help from the Romans, who come and build a second wall across the island. Notwithstanding, these enemies again break in and reduce the Britons to worse straits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13\u003c\/strong\u003e. During the reign of Theodoius the Younger, Palladius is sent to the Christians among the Irish. The Britons make an unsuccessful appeal to the Consul Aëtius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Britons, made desperate by famine, drive the Barbarians out of their land. There soon follows an abundance of corn, luxury, plague, and doom on the nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e15\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Angles are invited into Britain. At first they repel the enemy, but soon come to terms with them, and turn their weapons against their own allies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e16\u003c\/strong\u003e. Under the leadership of Ambrosius, a Roman, the Britons win their first victory against the Angles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e17\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bishop Germanus sails to Britain with Lupus: with God's help he quells two storms, one of the sea, the other of the Pelagians\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e18\u003c\/strong\u003e. Germanus gives sight to the blind daughter of a tribune. He takes some relics from the tomb of Saint Alban, and deposits relics of the Apostles and other Martyrs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e19\u003c\/strong\u003e. Germanus is detained by illness. He puts out a fire among houses by his prayer, and is healed of his sickness by a vision\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20\u003c\/strong\u003e. The two bishops obtain God's help in battle, and return home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Pelagian heresy revives, and Germanus returns to Britain with Severus. He heals a lame youth, and after denouncing or converting the heretics, restores the British Church to the Catholic Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e22\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Britons enjoy a respite from foreign invasions, but exhaust themselves in civil wars and plunge into worse crimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e23\u003c\/strong\u003e. The holy Pope Gregory sends Augustine and other monks to preach to the English nation, and encourages them in a letter to persevere in their mission\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e24\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pope Gregory writes commending them to the Bishop of Arles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25\u003c\/strong\u003e. Augustine reaches Britain, and first preaches in the Isle of Thanet before King Ethelbert, who grants permission to preach in Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e26\u003c\/strong\u003e. The life and doctrine of the primitive Church are followed in Kent: Augustine establishes his episcopal see in the king's city\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e27\u003c\/strong\u003e. Augustine is consecrated bishop: he sends to inform Pope Gregory what has been achieved, and receives replies to his questions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e28\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pope Gregory writes to the Bishop of Arles, asking him to help Augustine in his work for God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e29\u003c\/strong\u003e. Gregory sends Augustine the pallium, a letter, and several clergy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30\u003c\/strong\u003e. A copy of the letter sent by Pope Gregory to Abbot Mellitus on his departure for Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e31\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pope Gregory writes to Augustine, warning him not to boast of his achievements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e32\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pope Gregory sends letters and gifts to King Ethelbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e33\u003c\/strong\u003e. Augustine repairs the Church of Our Saviour and builds a monastery of Saint Peter the Apostle. A note on Peter, its first Abbot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e34\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ethelfrid, King of the Northumbrians, defeats the Irish and drives them out of England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBede\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(c. 672 or 673 - May 25, 735), was a Benedictine monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow (see Wearmouth-Jarrow), both in the English county of Durham (now Tyne and Wear). He is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistoria ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ecclesiastical History of the English People\u003c\/i\u003e) gained him the title \"The father of English history\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD.H. 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He is author and editor of several books on ecclesiastical and monastic history such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Dictionary of Saints\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 18+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eMay 01, 1991\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780140445657\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.1\" H x 8.24\" L x 5.08\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e400 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55959360864547,"sku":"bdg1793785418447","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/7323\/0115\/files\/ecclesiastical-history-of-the-english-people-revised-penguin-classics-by-bede_1.jpg?v=1793785426","url":"https:\/\/organiccottonwear.shop\/products\/ecclesiastical-history-of-the-english-people-revised-penguin-classics-by-bede","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}