Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

"Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England" by the Venerable Bede is a historical record from the 700s that tells the story of the Christian church’s beginnings and growth in England, filled with stories of kings, religious leaders, and holy people, and explains how Christianity changed the land; it starts with the basics of the land of Britain, its first people, and big events like when the Romans came, and it explores how the Romans and the British first met, then it tells of crucial times, like when King Lucius wanted to change his religion, setting the stage to look at the ups and downs of the church that molded English Christianity, and it combines captivating tales with the political and cultural environment where the church developed.