May 26, 735 - Bede, First Major English Historian, Dies

The first major historian of England was a monk named Bede (later called Venerable Bede), and he is known as the Father of English History. While most of what we know about English history up to the late 700s is attributable to Bede, he also wrote several Bible commentaries as well. His pupils surrounded him on his deathbed when he died on May 26, 735.