What is England, and who are the English? The man who first posed and answered these questions lived 1,200 years ago in Northumberland. The Venerable Bede spent almost his whole life in two monasteries looking over the North Sea, far from the centres of civilisation. Yet he became the foremost scholar of the first millennium, writing a history that continues to illuminate the Dark Ages, while also popularising our modern dating scheme. Faced with a Britain of competing kingdoms and peoples, it was Bede who first wrote of the English as a single people. It was his vision that created the story that has united and divided Britain ever since: an island divided into three countries. Based on the most up-to-date research and historical and archaeological evidence, this book pieces together Bede's life and those of the monks and nuns, warriors and kings, farmers and merchants who made up the kingdoms in the contested realm of Britain.
| ISBN: | 9781780278391 |
| Publication date: | 4th June 2026 |
| Author: | Edoardo Albert |
| Publisher: | Birlinn an imprint of Birlinn Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
History European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and cultural history European history History and Archaeology |
What is England, and who are the English? The man who first posed and answered these questions lived 1,200 years ago in Northumberland. The Venerable Bede spent almost his whole life in two monasteries looking over the North Sea, far from the centres of civilisation. Yet he became the foremost scholar of the first millennium, writing a history that continues to illuminate the Dark Ages, while also popularising our modern dating scheme. Faced with a Britain of competing kingdoms and peoples, it was Bede who first wrote of the English as a single people. It was his vision that created the story that has united and divided Britain ever since: an island divided into three countries. Based on the most up-to-date research and historical and archaeological evidence, this book pieces together Bede's life and those of the monks and nuns, warriors and kings, farmers and merchants who made up the kingdoms in the contested realm of Britain.
Bede features in the following genres: History, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Social and cultural history, European history, History and Archaeology
Bede is available in Hardback
Bede was written by Edoardo Albert and published by Birlinn an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Bede has 256 pages
£16.19