The Dark Age Quiz
Question 13
Monks not only preserved ancient writings, they produced some of their own. One monk who produced some very important work in the late 7th and early 8th centuries was the author of the Ecclesiastical History of England. Though he spent almost all his life in a monastery at Jarrow, still he managed to collect valid information about all of England and its past. For this he is known as the first English historian.
Who was this historic monk?
A Augustine of Canterbury
B Roger Bacon
C The Venerable Bede
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