Bede

Bede

Bede (; Old English: Bēda [ˈbeːdɑ]; 672/3 – 26 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, Bede of Jarrow, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable (Latin: Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the most known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title "The Father of English History". He served at the monastery of St Peter and its companion monastery of St Paul in the Kingdom of Northumbria of the Angles. Born on lands belonging to the twin monastery of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow in present-day Tyne and Wear, England, Bede was sent to Monkwearmouth at the age of seven and later joined Abbot Ceolfrith at Jarrow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bede is the 27th most popular historian (up from 31st in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 275th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Historian.

Bede is most famous for his work, "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People." In this book, he tells the story of the English people from the time of the Roman conquest to the time of King Alfred.