What is Ecclesiastical History of the English People?
{{Italic title}} [[File:Beda Petersburgiensis f3v.jpg|thumb|200px|Folio 3v from the [[St Petersburg Bede]]]] The '''''Ecclesiastical History of the English People''''' ({{lang-la|Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum}}), is a book written by [[Bede]] in about AD 731. It tells the history of the Christian Churches in [[England]], and of England in general. Its main focus is the fight between the [[Roman Rite]] before the [[East-West Schism|Schism]] and [[Celtic Christianity]]. It was written in [[Latin]]. It is considered one of the most important original texts on [[Anglo-Saxon]] history. [[Category:8th-century books]] [[Category:Christian texts]] [[Category:History books]] [[Category:English literature]]