<P> The Ecclesiastical History of the English People ( Latin : Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ) , written by the Venerable Bede in about AD 731 , is a history of the Christian Churches in England , and of England generally ; its main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity . It was originally composed in Latin , is considered to be one of the most important original references on Anglo - Saxon history and has played a key role in the development of an English national identity . It is believed to have been completed in 731 when Bede was approximately 59 years old . </P>
<P> The Ecclesiastical History of the English People ( Latin : Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ) , written by the Venerable Bede in about AD 731 , is a history of the Christian Churches in England , and of England generally ; its main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity . It was originally composed in Latin , is considered to be one of the most important original references on Anglo - Saxon history and has played a key role in the development of an English national identity . It is believed to have been completed in 731 when Bede was approximately 59 years old . </P>
who wrote the ecclesiastical history of the english nation
who wrote the ecclesiastical history of the english nation
Venerable Bede
Venerable Bede