Bede and the Theory of Everything

Bede and the Theory of EverythingAn accessible biography of the venerable Bede, regarded as the father of English history. This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673735), the foremost scholar of the early Middle Ages and the "father of English history." It examines his notable feats, including calculating the first tide tables, creating the Ceolfrith Bibles and the Lindisfarne Gospels, writing the earliest extant Old English poetry, and composing his famous