Bede Summary

Saint Bede the Venerable c. 672-735 British Theologian, Historian, and Writer Saint Bede the Venerable is regarded as the most learned man of the seventh and eighth centuries. He was convinced that th... Read more

Bede is chiefly remembered as the author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, the most important source of information about Anglo-Saxon England prior to 731 (the date of the work's co... Read more

In the following excerpt, Campbell provides an overview of Bede's work and concludes that, at least in part, Bede transmuted the past into his own creation which reflected mainly his own values... Read more

The mortal remains of the Venerable Bede rest today in the cathedral church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, Durham. They were brought there in the early eleventh century by one Ælfred West... Read more

In the following essay, Stephens explains that Bede differed from other historians in that the proper focus of the Ecclesiastical History is the English people, for it was Bede's intent to prov... Read more

In the following excerpt, Colgrave summarizes many of Bede's miracle stories, contending that Bede did not write of miracles as a strict historian, but to satisfy the demand of popular taste, t... Read more

In the following excerpt originally published in 1946, Jones provides background and argues that Bede's historiography, which links chronography with hagiography, was typical of historians of h... Read more

In the following excerpt, Southern examines the significance and impact of Jarrow, the site of Bede's monastery, on Bede 's works. One of the first things to recognize about the Middl... Read more

In the following excerpt, Sherley-Price explores the background of Bede's historical writings and describes his chief merits as a historian. The centuries on which Bede concentrates are a cr... Read more