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an outstanding work of synthesis and originality ... With admirable conciseness and clarity, Wallace-Hadrill summarizes modern scholarship in a wide variety of fields, from archaeology to medicine ... a fitting legacy from one of England's foremost historians. Review of English Studies Professor Wallace-Hadrill's commentary to the EHhas a secure future ... he has left us a posthumous legacy that is not only monumental in itself ... but certain of a permanent place among the books indispensable to students of Bede and his age. Journal of Ecclesiastical History Enriching our understanding and appreciation of Bede's great work. English Historical Review Brilliant insight and extraordinary learning Notes and Queries