The Venerable Bede
Alfred the Great
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The Venerable Bede
“Father of English
History”
Spent his whole life in
the monastery
Became a priest at the
age of 30
His writings include
natural history, poetry,
Biblical translation,
Latin hymns.
Ecclesiastical History of the English
People
Only book written on
Anglo-Saxon history
Records events in
Britain from the raids
by Julius Caesar to
the arrival of the first
missionary from Rome
“The finest historical
work of the early
Middle Ages”
The Venerable Bede
Bede died in his
cell at the
monastery in 735
His tomb lies in the
Norman Cathedral
of Durham
In 1899, Bede was
made a Doctor of
the Church by Leo
XIII
Alfred the Great
The only English king
to be given epithet
“the Great”
He is noted for his
defence against the
Vikings
Encouraged
education, improved
kingdom’s legal
system and military
structure
Alfred the Great
He was born in 849 in
Wantage, Oxfordshire
Public life began with
the reign of his third
brother, king Æthelred
Fought beside his
brother to keep the
invading Danes out
After the death of king
Æthelred, Alfred
succeeded to the
throne of Wessex
Alfred the Great
Translated
Ecclesiastical
History of the
English People
Restored London
He issued a law
code
Died in 899
Buried in New
Minster
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