{"product_id":"reges-christianissimi-clive-tolley-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  thelfrith, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clive Tolley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0852449305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780852449301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gracewing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Clive Tolley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962527535359,"sku":"9780852449301","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_022483e1-a291-4e13-bdac-3d6bd8f87f01.jpg?v=1750651719","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reges-christianissimi-clive-tolley-9780852449301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}