This is the parallel Latin / English text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. The English translation and introduction is by A. M. Sellar. In this edition each Latin word is linked to a dictionary definition from a condensed dictionary provided as an appendix.
Venerable Bede wrote, "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" (Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum) in approximately 731 AD. It is a history of England and specifically the growth of Christian Church in England. The main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity. Originally composed in Latin, it is considered to be perhaps the single most important original reference on Anglo-Saxon history, and it has played a key role in the development of a national identity for England.
It is believed to have been completed in 731 AD when Bede was approximately 59 years old.
Venerable Bede wrote, "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" (Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum) in approximately 731 AD. It is a history of England and specifically the growth of Christian Church in England. The main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity. Originally composed in Latin, it is considered to be perhaps the single most important original reference on Anglo-Saxon history, and it has played a key role in the development of a national identity for England.
It is believed to have been completed in 731 AD when Bede was approximately 59 years old.
