Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England · Character Index
386 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.
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Major figures
- Wilfrid — 69 relationships · bishop
- Theodore — 57 relationships · Archbishop of Canterbury
- Oswy — 54 relationships · king
- Edwin — 49 relationships · king
- Gregory — 49 relationships · pope
- Augustine — 48 relationships · church father
- Paulinus — 45 relationships · minister of the Word
- Egfrid — 26 relationships · son of Oswy
- Bede — 25 relationships · historian and narrator
- Ethelbert — 24 relationships · king of Kent
- Mellitus — 23 relationships · minister of the Word
- Oswald — 22 relationships · king
- Aidan — 21 relationships · bishop
- Justus — 21 relationships · minister of the Word
- Ceadda — 20 relationships · priest and later bishop
- Eanfled — 19 relationships · daughter of Edwin
- Ethelberg — 17 relationships · queen
- Laurentius — 17 relationships · priest
- Agilbert — 16 relationships · bishop
- Archbishop Honorius — 16 relationships · archbishop
- Cuthbert — 16 relationships · bishop
- Boniface — 15 relationships · pope
- Alchfrid — 14 relationships · son of Oswy
- Aldfrid — 14 relationships · king
By house
church (27)
- Wilfrid — 69 relationships · bishop
- Theodore — 57 relationships · Archbishop of Canterbury
- Paulinus — 45 relationships · minister of the Word
- Mellitus — 23 relationships · minister of the Word
- Justus — 21 relationships · minister of the Word
- Laurentius — 17 relationships · priest
- Agilbert — 16 relationships · bishop
- Archbishop Honorius — 16 relationships · archbishop
- Boniface — 15 relationships · pope
- Hadrian — 14 relationships · abbot
- Acca — 12 relationships · prelate
- Wighard — 10 relationships · priest
- Birinus — 6 relationships · bishop
- James — 6 relationships · deacon
- Paul — 6 relationships · apostle
- Peter — 5 relationships · apostle
- Romanus — 5 relationships · bishop
- Bertwald — 4 relationships · archbishop
- Boisil — 4 relationships · provost and priest
- Leutherius — 4 relationships · priest and bishop
- Wynfrid — 4 relationships · bishop
- Columban — 3 relationships · abbot
- Cyril — 3 relationships · theologian
- Dagan — 3 relationships · bishop
- Owini — 3 relationships · monk
- Palladius — 3 relationships · bishop
- Wini — 3 relationships · bishop
northumbrians (26)
- Oswy — 54 relationships · king
- Edwin — 49 relationships · king
- Egfrid — 26 relationships · son of Oswy
- Oswald — 22 relationships · king
- Ceadda — 20 relationships · priest and later bishop
- Eanfled — 19 relationships · daughter of Edwin
- Alchfrid — 14 relationships · son of Oswy
- Aldfrid — 14 relationships · king
- Oswin — 11 relationships · king
- Wuscfrea — 11 relationships · son of Edwin
- Eadfrid — 10 relationships · son of Edwin
- Osfrid — 10 relationships · son of Edwin
- Ethelhun — 9 relationships · son of Edwin
- Oidilwald — 8 relationships · nephew of Oswy
- Ethelthryth, daughter of Edwin — 7 relationships · daughter of Edwin
- Eanfrid — 6 relationships · king
- Elfled — 6 relationships · daughter of Oswy; abbess
- Ethelfrid — 6 relationships · king
- Yffi — 6 relationships · son of Osfrid
- Osric — 5 relationships · king
- Bassus — 4 relationships · thegn of King Edwin
- Eadhaed — 4 relationships · priest and bishop
- Oftfor — 4 relationships · bishop
- Aelfwine — 3 relationships · prince
- Bosa — 3 relationships · bishop
- Hereric — 3 relationships · nobleman
Unaffiliated (17)
- Wilbrord — 11 relationships · archbishop
- Berthun — 7 relationships · king's ealdorman
- Bishop John — 7 relationships · bishop
- Caius Julius Caesar — 5 relationships · consul
- Quoenburg — 5 relationships · nun and sick maiden
- Vergilius — 5 relationships · bishop of Arles
- Bernwin — 4 relationships · clerk
- Caelin — 4 relationships · priest
- Constantine — 4 relationships · emperor
- Cynibill — 4 relationships · priest
- Heriburg — 4 relationships · abbess
- Imma — 4 relationships · thegn
- Columba — 3 relationships · religious father
- Helena — 3 relationships · concubine of Constantius
- Herebald — 3 relationships · clerk
- Herebert — 3 relationships · priest and anchorite
- Pechthelm — 3 relationships · bishop
kent (15)
- Ethelbert — 24 relationships · king of Kent
- Ethelberg — 17 relationships · queen
- Egbert (king of Kent) — 11 relationships · king
- Eadbald — 10 relationships · king
- Earconbert — 8 relationships · king
- Hlothere — 8 relationships · king; brother of Egbert
- Sexburg — 5 relationships · queen
- Wictred — 5 relationships · king
- Earcongota — 4 relationships · virgin
- Irminric — 4 relationships · prince
- Octa — 4 relationships · ancestor of the kings of Kent
- Alric — 3 relationships · heir
- Ethelbert, son of Wictred — 3 relationships · heir
- Oeric — 3 relationships · ancestor of the kings of Kent
- Raedfrid — 3 relationships · reeve
roman empire (11)
- Valentinian — 10 relationships · emperor
- Gratian — 6 relationships · emperor
- Theodosius — 6 relationships · emperor
- Aetius — 5 relationships · patrician and consul
- Honorius — 5 relationships · emperor
- Maximus — 5 relationships · emperor
- Severus — 5 relationships · emperor
- Constans — 4 relationships · monk; Caesar; son of Constantine
- Count Constantius — 3 relationships · count
- Maximian — 3 relationships · emperor
- Placidia — 3 relationships · mother of Valentinian
roman church (10)
- Gregory — 49 relationships · pope
- John (Pope elect) — 14 relationships · Pope elect
- John — 12 relationships · archbishop of Arles
- Germanus — 10 relationships · Bishop of Auxerre
- Pope Honorius — 10 relationships · bishop of the Apostolic see
- Vitalian — 8 relationships · bishop
- Felix — 7 relationships · former bishop
- Sergius — 5 relationships · pope
- Pope Agatho — 4 relationships · pope
- Eleutherus — 3 relationships · pope
english (9)
- Bede — 25 relationships · historian and narrator
- Cuthbert — 16 relationships · bishop
- Cedd — 14 relationships · priest
- Hilda — 13 relationships · abbess
- Egbert — 8 relationships · holy man
- Utta — 6 relationships · priest
- Hengist — 4 relationships · commander
- Trumwine — 3 relationships · bishop
- Victgilsus — 3 relationships · father of Hengist and Horsa
mercians (9)
- Peada — 14 relationships · prince and king
- Penda — 14 relationships · king
- Ethelred — 13 relationships · king
- Wulfhere — 11 relationships · king
- Eadbert — 8 relationships · chief
- Osthryth — 8 relationships · queen
- Coenred — 5 relationships · king
- Cyneburg — 3 relationships · daughter of King Penda
- Quenburga — 3 relationships · daughter of Cearl
east angles (8)
- Sigbert — 12 relationships · king
- Anna — 11 relationships · king
- Ethelthryth — 11 relationships · queen
- Earpwald — 5 relationships · king
- Redwald — 5 relationships · king
- Aldwulf — 4 relationships · king
- Ecgric — 3 relationships · kinsman and co-ruler
- Ethelhere — 3 relationships · king
britons (7)
- Benedict — 11 relationships · abbot and monastery founder
- Caedwalla — 11 relationships · king
- Ceolfrid — 8 relationships · abbot and fellow-labourer of Benedict
- Constantine the tyrant — 4 relationships · tyrant; emperor
- Alban — 3 relationships · Christian martyr
- Carausius — 3 relationships · usurper
- Lucius — 3 relationships · king
franks (6)
- Pippin — 10 relationships · duke
- Dalfinus — 5 relationships · archbishop
- Arculf — 3 relationships · bishop
- Bertha — 3 relationships · Christian wife of Ethelbert
- Ebroin — 3 relationships · king's mayor of the palace
- King Dagobert — 3 relationships · king
west saxons (5)
- Coinwalch — 10 relationships · king
- Cynegils — 4 relationships · king
- Deusdedit — 4 relationships · Archbishop of Canterbury
- Eumer — 4 relationships · envoy and assassin
- Cuichelm — 3 relationships · king
east saxons (5)
- Sebbi — 5 relationships · king
- Sighere — 4 relationships · king
- Earconwald — 3 relationships · bishop
- Offa — 3 relationships · prince
- Sabert — 3 relationships · king
lindsey (3)
- Ethelhild — 4 relationships · abbess
- Aldwin — 3 relationships · abbot
- Ethelwin — 3 relationships · bishop
irish (2)
rochester (2)
orthodox fathers (1)
- Augustine — 48 relationships · church father
scottish (1)
- Aidan — 21 relationships · bishop
monastery of the city of coludi (1)
- Adamnan — 11 relationships · man of the Scottish race and monk
mailros monastery (1)
- Eata — 6 relationships · abbot
irish scots (1)
- Finan — 6 relationships · bishop
mercia (1)
- Tatwine — 6 relationships · archbishop
south saxons (1)
- Ethelwalch — 5 relationships · king
church of arles (1)
- Aetherius — 4 relationships · archbishop of Arles
monastery (1)
- Ethelburg — 4 relationships · sister of Earconwald
campania (1)
- Julianus of Campania — 3 relationships · bishop
picts (1)
- Naiton — 3 relationships · king
briton (1)
- Pelagius — 3 relationships · religious controversialist
Minor figures
Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.
- Other Figures — Minor Figures (81)
- Church — Minor Figures (25)
- Northumbrians — Minor Figures (21)
- Roman Empire — Minor Figures (16)
- Scottish Church — Minor Figures (12)
- English — Minor Figures (9)
- Mercians — Minor Figures (8)
- Roman Church — Minor Figures (8)
- Irish — Minor Figures (8)
- East Angles — Minor Figures (7)
- Franks — Minor Figures (7)
- Britons — Minor Figures (4)
- Picts — Minor Figures (3)
- East Saxons — Minor Figures (3)
Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.