1. Categories:
  2. Literary Essays
  3. Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval
  4. British & Irish History
  5. Asian History
  6. Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500
  7. Medieval History
  8. Christian Books
  9. Botany & Plant Sciences
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People

 3.83 (3,470 ratings by Goodreads)
By (author)  , Edited by  , Edited by 

Free delivery worldwide

Available. Dispatched from the UK in 3 business days
When will my order arrive?

Add to basket Add to wishlist

Description

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People was completed in 731 and still ranks among the most popular of history books. By the end of the eighth century, copies of it were to be found in many parts of England and on the Continent, some of which are still extant. If it were not for Bede's History we should know little about the Anglo-Saxon invasion and the beginnings of Christianity in England, and such familiar names as Edwin and Oswald, Cuthbert and
Chad, Hilda and Caedmon would be almost forgotten.

First published in 1969, Colgrave and Mynors's edition made use for the first time of the mid-eighth-century manuscript now in Leningrad, provided a survey of the extant manuscripts, and a new translation; it also brought up to date Plummer's invaluable edition. This revised edition takes into account J.M. Wallace-Hadrill's Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People: A Historical Commentary (Oxford Medieval Texts, 1988), enabling the reader to use the two in conjunction.
show more

Product details

  • Hardback | 696 pages
  • 144 x 220 x 50mm | 1,020.58g
  • Clarendon Press
  • Oxford, United Kingdom
  • English
  • Revised
  • Revised edition
  • 0198221738
  • 9780198221739
  • 853,479

Other books in this series

Byrhtferth of Ramsey

Byrhtferth of Ramsey

Professor Michael Lapidge

29 Jan 2009

Hardback

US$213.19

Add to basket
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People

The Venerable Bede

01 Dec 1992

Hardback

US$251.94

Add to basket
The Chronicle and Historical Notes of Bernard Itier

The Chronicle and Historical Notes of Bernard Itier

Andrew W. Lewis

22 Mar 2013

Hardback

US$192.39

Add to basket
The Letter Collection of Peter Abelard and Heloise
12%
off

The Letter Collection of Peter Abelard and Heloise

Late Betty Radice

15 Oct 2013

Hardback

US$263.92  US$300.00

Save US$36.08

Add to basket
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumieges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume I: Introduction and Book I-IV
14%
off

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumieges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume I: Introduction and Book I-IV

William of Jumieges

23 Jul 1992

Hardback

US$145.68  US$170.00

Save US$24.32

Add to basket
The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Volume II: Books III & IV

The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Volume II: Books III & IV

Orderic Vitalis

17 Jan 1991

Paperback

US$79.03

Add to basket
Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum
11%
off

Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum

Rosalind Hill

11 Jan 1967

Hardback

US$149.74  US$170.00

Save US$20.26

Add to basket
Saxo Grammaticus (Volume II)

Saxo Grammaticus (Volume II)

Peter Fisher

21 Dec 2016

Hardback

US$260.00

Add to basket
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People

J.M.Wallace- Hadrill

10 Jun 1993

Paperback

US$96.72

Add to basket
Rodulfus Glaber

Rodulfus Glaber

Neithard Bulst

18 Jan 1990

Hardback

US$190.00

Add to basket
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumieges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume II: Books V-VIII

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumieges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni: Volume II: Books V-VIII

Professor Elisabeth M. C. van Houts

13 Jul 1995

Hardback

US$179.73  US$180.00

Save US$0.27

Add to basket
Knighton's Chronicle 1337-1396

Knighton's Chronicle 1337-1396

Henry Knighton

07 Mar 1996

Hardback

US$327.60

Add to basket
Gerald of Wales
40%
off

Gerald of Wales

Robert Bartlett

24 Jul 2018

Hardback

US$113.30  US$190.00

Save US$76.70

Add to basket
Eadmer of Canterbury: Lives and Miracles of Saints Oda, Dunstan, and Oswald

Eadmer of Canterbury: Lives and Miracles of Saints Oda, Dunstan, and Oswald

Bernard J. Muir

01 Jun 2006

Hardback

US$228.80

Add to basket
The Development of Agrarian Capitalism

The Development of Agrarian Capitalism

Jane Whittle

13 Jul 2000

Hardback

US$228.80

Add to basket
The Historia Vie Hierosolimitane of Gilo of Paris and a Second, Anonymous Author

The Historia Vie Hierosolimitane of Gilo of Paris and a Second, Anonymous Author

Gilo of Paris

27 Mar 1997

Hardback

US$228.80

Add to basket
Letters of Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury
10%
off

Letters of Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury

Samu Niskanen

01 Apr 2019

Hardback

US$165.73  US$185.19

Save US$19.46

Pre-order
The Letters and Poems
13%
off

The Letters and Poems

Fulbert of Chartres

08 Jul 1976

Hardback

US$191.30  US$220.00

Save US$28.70

Add to basket
De Gestis Concilii Basiliensis Commentariorum Libri II
15%
off

De Gestis Concilii Basiliensis Commentariorum Libri II

Aeneas Piccolominus

31 Dec 1992

Hardback

US$201.69  US$240.00

Save US$38.31

Add to basket
William of Malmesbury: Saints' Lives

William of Malmesbury: Saints' Lives

Formerly Corpus Christi Professor of Latin Language and Literature M Winterbottom

29 Aug 2002

Hardback

US$259.97

Add to basket
  1. Categories:
  2. Literary Essays
  3. Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval
  4. British & Irish History
  5. Asian History
  6. Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500
  7. Medieval History
  8. Christian Books
  9. Botany & Plant Sciences

Back cover copy

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, completed in 731, is a masterpiece of historical writing. Bede's clear narrative, his scrupulous sifting of evidence and his vigorous pursuit of information from many sources written and oral are all features which commend themselves to modern readers. The work was read in every part of Europe throughout the Middle Ages, and today it still remains the best-known text to have survived from Anglo-Saxon England. From its pages we learn the stories of Edwin and Oswald, Cuthbert and Caedmon, and many more which have become an indelible part of English national consciousness. The present edition, first published in 1969, is recognized as standard and authoritative: its text is based on all the important early witnesses (including, for the first time, the 'Leningrad Bede'), and the Introduction contains Sir Roger Mynors's classic account of the work's complex manuscript transmission. A number of printer's errors has now been corrected, and marginal cross-references to discussion in J. M. Wallace-Hadrill Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Oxford Medieval Texts, 1988) have been added.
show more

About The Venerable Bede

edited by Bertram Colgrave and R A B Mynors
show more

Rating details

3,470 ratings
3.83 out of 5 stars
5 29% (1,010)
4 35% (1,206)
3 28% (976)
2 7% (232)
1 1% (46)
Book ratings by Goodreads
Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews. We're featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. Close X