Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede

The Kingdom of North Umbria, around 700 AD, comprising northern England and part of present-day Scotland. 672-735), commonly known as the ‘Venerable Bede.’ There were many medieval historians whose methods and works might be thought of as ‘ahead of their time’. It is true that many well-known works of history do fit this model, such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. ‘Historians’ in the medieval era are often pictured as mere chroniclers doing little more than listing events, or else seen as so biased or backwards that their finished works and methodology alike are considered unworthy of notice. Lemon in particular, might argue that Bede’s work was not part of a major philosophical shift in Historiography. Lemon’s The Philosophy of History or Eileen Ka-Mey Cheng’s Historiography: An Introductory Guide*, the whole medieval period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 AD) to the beginning of the Renaissance (circa 1350) are ignored.

In some cases in the study of historiography, as in M. But how did this system of dates come to be so widespread, literally used around the world? The credit for this widespread use can be given to Bede, an 8th century historian whose works popularized the anno Domini system and whose historical methods were far ahead of his time.

But why is this year numbered in this way? You are likely aware that the system of numbering years is derived from the medieval Christian system known as “Anno Domini’’, literally meaning “in the year of our lord”, referring to the birth of Jesus Christ. What year is it? As I write this, 2019 is nearing its end. there are no surviving contemporary images of Bede, and so all depictions of him are thus figments of various artists’ imaginations. The Venerable Bede, from The Last Chapter, c.

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Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede