{"product_id":"9780852449301","title":"Reges Christianissimi: History and Interpretation in Bede's Account of the Early Kings of Northumbria","description":"\u003cp\u003eBede was a monk of the joint monastery of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow in the late seventh century into the early eighth, and England’s first historian: his ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English People’ is our greatest source for the history of early Anglo-Saxon England. Yet Bede was also a leading scholar of the Church, and much of his effort went into biblical exegesis, many of his works in this field surviving to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Clive Tolley looks at some events in the reigns of three early kings of Northumbria, Bede’s own homeland, and seeks to develop a better understanding not only of what took place from a secular point of view, but also of how the recounting of these events was informed by a spiritual perception of history such as Bede and his contemporaries espoused.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe topics dealt with include the battle of Chester and the slaughter of the monks of Bangor-is-Coed by Æthelfrith, the conversion of Eadwine and desecration of the pagan sanctuary of Goodmanham, and the victory of Oswald following his raising of the cross at Heavenfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gracewing Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50087039369456,"sku":"9780852449301","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780852449301","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}