Compare-Contrast


 * Bede and //A History of the English Church and People://**

Born in a small town in England, Bede, the author of //The History of the English Church and People//, was the first person to really write a written record of English history and he is therefore called "the father of English history." He focused primarily on the culture of the British people and the stories passed down orally from generation to generation, because he had no real written works to base his ideas on. The reason that Bede's work was so important: >
 * He was one of the first people to create a work of literature that focused on the historical facts of Britain.
 * He wrote his work in Latin, so that the different areas of England would be able to read it.
 * He did his best to represent the English people in a good light to tell about the positive aspects of their lives and culture and his people.


 * The Anglo-Saxon Monks and //The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle://**

The monks based their //Anglo-Saxon Chronicle// on Bede's work, adding more details like dates and specific battles, and they also translated it from Latin to English. They could use Bede's work to their advantage for several reasons. >
 * Latin was a universal language, and they were able to use his valuable hisotorical facts in their work
 * Bede had already done a lot of work gathering historical facts and oral records a century earlier, which made it easier for the monks to add more details to the hisotrical facts.
 * Also, having Bede's work gave them a standard to use. The way that he wrote his information gave them an example to follow so that they were able to expand upon his original format and ideas.