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Bede was a monk and scholar who lived in Anglo-Saxon England in the 7th and 8th centuries. He is best known for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, a seminal work of English history that provides a detailed account of the rise of Christianity in England. This edition presents the complete works of Bede in the original Latin, along with a new translation of his historical writings. Edited by J.A. Giles, this book is an indispensable resource for scholars of medieval history and literature.
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