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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Historia Ecclesiastica"”.
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Brides of Christ, royal marriage and the conversion of the English in Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica
This thesis is an attempt to determine the role of marriage and women in the overall context of Bede’s HE. It is not intended to comment on the position of women or the importance of marriage in Anglo-Saxon society, although at times this will be referred to, but will endeavour to read Bede’s text …
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Creating a gens Anglorum: Social and Ethnic Identity in Anglo-Saxon England through the Lens of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica
… the use, re-use and transmission of the Historia Ecclesiastica across the Anglo-Saxon period. Bede's exemplary and providential history had created an image of an idealised past to inspire change in the present, and these models resonated with writers throughout this period. This study …
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Perceptions of the Past in Late Anglo-Saxon England: Historiographical and Antiquarian Practice c. 960–1020
… according to their interpretation of Bede’s Historia ecclesiastica. Recently, this theory—and indeed the very concept of monastic reform—has received criticism for overemphasising ideological unity among its proponents. This thesis uncovers new evidence in support of the idea that the …
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Theodoret of Cyrus and the ideal monarch
… used his published writings, specifically the Historia Ecclesiastica and Interpretatio in Psalmos , in order to offer a veiled criticism of the reigning monarch, Theodosius the Younger. Theodoret offered King David as an exemplar of the ideal Christian monarch for all monarchs, especially …
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Retrieving the textual environment of the "Old English Bede": a digital remediation of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS 41
… Bede (OEB), the vernacular translation of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica (HE). In addition to this important ecclesiastical history, CCCC41 contains unique textual evidence for creative and intellectual scribal engagement: Old English charms, homilies, a fragment from the Old English Martyrology …
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Competing Influences: Francia, Rome and the English in the Seventh Century
… context. Rome consistently took precedence in ecclesiastical affairs, while the Franks seem to have mattered more to Anglo-Saxon courts. In the figure of Wilfrid, he conceptualised Rome as underpinning his authority. That being said, Frankish connections shift significantly in the seventh …