Ecclesiastical History of the English People is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally. Divided into five books, the main focu

The Venerable Bede's history of the Christian church in England, written in the early eighth century, still stands as a significant literary work. Translated fr

Bede's Ecclesiastical History is the most important single source for early medieval English history. Without it, we would be able to say very little about the