Bede's Ecclesiastical History is the most important source for early medieval English history. Without it, we would be able to say very little about the convers... » 

Bede's Ecclesiastical History is the most important source for early medieval English history. Without it, we would be able to say very little about the conversion of the English to Christianity, or the nature of England before the Viking Age. This title offers a fresh approach to how we should engage with this great work of history. «