# Bede completes his Ecclesiastical History (731)

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Bede finished a history of the English church and peoples at Wearmouth-Jarrow. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at AD 731 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His work became the indispensable written source for much of early Anglo-Saxon history.

## Why it matters
His work became the indispensable written source for much of early Anglo-Saxon history.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Bede completes his Ecclesiastical History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Bede+completes+his+Ecclesiastical+History&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Bede completes his Ecclesiastical History](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Bede+completes+his+Ecclesiastical+History)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)