Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of England A Revised Translation With Introduction, Life, and Notes By A. M. Sellar Late Vice-Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford London George Bell and Sons 1907 CONTENTS Editor’s Preface Introduction Life Of Bede Errata Preface Book I Chap. I. Of the Situation of Britain and Ireland, and of their ancient inhabitants. Chap. II. How Caius Julius Caesar was the first Roman that came into Britain. Chap. III. How Claudius, the second of the Romans who came into Britain, brought the islands Orcades into subjection to the Roman empire; and Vespasian, sent by him, reduced the Isle of Wight under the dominion of the Romans. Chap. IV. How Lucius, king of Britain, writing to Pope Eleutherus, desired to be made a Christian. Chap. V. How the Emperor Severus divided from the rest by a rampart that part of Britain which had been recovered. Chap. VI. Of the reign of Diocletian, and how he persecuted the Christians. Chap. VII. The Passion of St. Alban and his companions, who at that time shed their blood for our Lord. Chap. VIII. How, when the persecution ceased, the Church in Britain enjoyed peace till the time of the Arian heresy. Chap. IX. How during the reign of Gratian, Maximus, being created Emperor in Britain, returned into Gaul with a mighty army. Chap. X. How, in the reign of Arcadius, Pelagius, a Briton, insolently impugned the Grace of God. Chap. XI. How during the reign of Honorius, Gratian and Constantine were created tyrants in Britain; and soon after the former was slain in Britain, and the latter in Gaul. Chap. XII. How the Britons, being ravaged by the Scots and Picts, sought succour from the Romans, who coming a second time, built a wall across the island; but when this was broken down at once by the aforesaid enemies, they were reduced to greater distress than before. Chap. XIII. How in the reign of Theodosius the younger, in whose time Palladius was sent to the Scots that believed in Christ, the Britons begging assistance of Ætius, the consul, could not obtain it. [446 A.D.] Chap. XIV. How the Britons, compelled by the great famine, drove the barbarians out of their territories; and soon after there ensued, along with abundance of corn, decay of morals, pestilence, and the downfall of the nation. Chap. XV. How the Angles, being invited into Britain, at first drove off the enemy; but not long after, making a league with them, turned their weapons against their allies. Chap. XVI. How the Britons obtained their first victory over the Angles, under the command of Ambrosius, a Roman. Chap. XVII. How Germanus the Bishop, sailing into Britain with Lupus,