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St Bede

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Bede was a humble English monk of ancient Northumbria, who wrote a groundbreaking English history that helped create the very idea of one English nation.

  • A close-up photo of bound hands.

    01 • St Bede • 3 mins

    Imma’s Bonds

    Imma claimed to be a harmless peasant, but there was something about him that Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria, found downright uncanny.

    Clay Lane

  • A photo of a monk of ancient Northumbria, working on an illuminated manuscript.

    02 • St Bede

    The Lessons of History

    England’s first and greatest historian explains why history is so important.

    St Bede

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