Sketches From English History, Vol. 1 of 2

Bücher

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from Sketches From English History, Vol. 1 of 2: Selected and Edited With an Introduction, (From the Roman Conquest to the Revolution of 1688) The work of conversion was accomplished in the south by mission aries from the Church of Rome, and in the north by missionaries from the Irish Church. There were some ritualistic differences between the two Churches which. However, were happily adjusted at the synod Of Whitby where the Roman in¿uence prevailed, and, five years later, Archbishop Theodore began the ecclesiastical organization of the country on the Roman model, and converted what had been a missionary station into an established Church. England thus acquired ecclesiastical unity as a daughter of the Church of Rome, and was brought through her into direct contact with all the civilization and culture Of the time. Moreover, the exam ple of unity in the Church had a direct in¿uence in bringing about unity in the state. It was impossible that so many petty kingdoms, without natural boundaries, should long remain independent, the work of consolidation began early, and, helped by the example. Of the Church, was continued with varying success until Ecgberht, king of Wessex (800 succeeded in extending his authority over all the english-speaking peoples of the island. But the work of consolidation was still incomplete when the coun try was confronted with a new and formidable danger. The Danes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.