The Ecclesiastical history of the English people ; The Greater chronicle ; Bede's letter to Egbert

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The Ecclesiastical history of the English people ; The Greater chronicle ; Bede's letter to Egbert

Bede ; edited with an introduction by Judith McClure and Roger Collins

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Oxford University Press, 1994

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Ecclesiastical history of the English people

Letter to Egbert

Greater chronicle

Bede's letter to Egbert

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Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxiv-xxxv) and index

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The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (731 AD) is Bede's most famous work. As well as providing the authoritative Colgrave translation of the Ecclesiastical History , this edition includes a new translation of the Greater Chronicle , in which Bede examines the Roman Empire and contemporary Europe. His Letter to Egbert gives his final reflections on the English Church just before his death, and all three texts here are further illuminated by a detailed introduction and explanatory notes. This book is intended for students of medieval history from A-level. With the ^IGreater Chronicle^R and ^ILetter to Egbert^R translated, and edited with introduction and notes by: McClure, Judith (Head, St George's School, Edinburgh); Unknown function: Collins, Roger

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