History
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
- Description: A history of the founding and growth of the English church, from the mission of Augustine of Canterbury to Bede's day. Includes a short introductory section on the history of Britain prior to Augustine's mission.
- Latin titles: Described in Bede's list as Historiam ecclesiasticam nostrae insulae ac gentis in libris V. Generally known as Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.
- Editions:
- Bede (1969). Colgrave, Bertram and R.A.B. Mynors, ed. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Oxford.
- Bede (1994). McClure, Judith and Roger Collins, ed. The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-283866-0.
Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Old English version)
- Description: An Old English version of Bede's Ecclesiastical History.
- Latin titles: Described in Bede's list as Historiam ecclesiasticam nostrae insulae ac gentis in libris V.
- Editions:
History of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow
- Description: This was definitely composed after 716, and was probably completed between 725 and 731.
- Latin titles: Described in Bede's list as Historiam abbatum monasterii huius, in quo supernae pietati deservire gaudeo, Benedicti, Ceolfridi, et Huaetbercti, in libellis duobus.
- Editions:
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