Venerabilis Bedae Historiae Ecclesiaticae Gentis Anglorum Libri Iii Iv. Third Edition

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Four years vacancy of the see of Canterbury
4
Contents ixxx
10
Eberts account of Beda 116
16
Oswald asks for a missionary from the Scots
22
Character and good deeds of king Oswald 2930
29
Death of Oswald A D 642
35
Other cures at St Oswalds tomb
41
Death of Paulinus bishop of Rochester
44
The power of the keys
276
On the reading of the psalter
282
Relics sent to England
288
Travelling on the continent
295
Invalid ordinations
301
Pilgrimages from England to Rome 309 363
309
Double monasteries
316
Comets and their portents
326

Reconversion of the East Saxons
60
The pope chooses an archbishop 8285
82
Leaves Rome AD 668
89
Episcopate among the West Saxons
93
Death of king Oswy A D 670
103
Hildilid successor of Aedilburga
110
A comet appears A D 678
113
Cudberct ordained bishop of Lindisfarne A D 684
150
Of Cudbercts death and the premonition thereof
156
APPENDIX
163
TABLE OF CONTENTS
176
TABLE OF CONTENTS
191
His exemplary character
193
Lives of Beda
200
Missions to Germany
207
CHAPTER XIIII
214
Virtues of relics
216
Iona
221
Bishop Birinus
231
Hist eccl v 24 167175
234
Matins
242
Sigberct king of the East Angles
251
Schools founded in England
252
CHAPTER XIX
260
War between Penda king of Mercia and king Oswy
264
Of Etheldreda wife of king Ecgfrid
265
Caedwalla of the royal family of the Gewissi ravages the land
329
She founds the monastery of
333
Commemoration of benefactors
334
Lateran synod AD 649
340
To go woolward
347
CHAPTER XXV
352
Serpentine verses
353
TABLE OF CONTENTS
354
Monks have no property
362
Finan bishop of Lindisfarne A D 651
365
Caedmons first song
369
CHAPTER XXVI
379
Burial in church
387
Date of Bedas death
401
EXCURSUS I
410
EXCURSUS III
417
EXCURSUS IV
423
Easter question 219
427
ADDITIONAL NOTES 429
429
Pestilence in Britain A D 664
435
Mediation of archbishop Theodore 132133
442
CHAPTER XXVIII
444
GLOSSARY
445
ADDITIONAL GLOSSARY
475
INDEX TO THE NOTES 431
481
The monastery of Coludi Urbs Coldingham destroyed
482

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