Edwin’s Reviews > A History of the English Church and People > Status Update

Quite a good book overall and a fascinating insight into early Christian Anglo-Saxon England!

Bede recounting the pious lives of Ethelreda and Abbess Hilda were fascinating; how holy women could be and how they could serve as an example to other women in their devotion to our Lord...

Finished book three; the feud between the Anglo-Saxons and Celtics in Christianity is interesting, particularly when it came to Easter Observance. And of all the tribes, the Northumbrians seemed to be the most devout and loyal to Christ, whose populations did not rebel against the Church nor did they launch austere campaigns to erect pagan idols and close Churches.

The account of King Edwin of Northumbria in book two was fascinating, particularly his conversion to Christianity and the visions he had whilst under the protection of King Redwald of the East Anglians after his exile.