Father of English History
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The Venerable Bede (q.v.). Father of his Country. Cicero was so entitled by the Roman senate. They offered the same title to Marius, but he refused to accept it.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Father of English History” mean?
The Venerable Bede (q.v.). Father of his Country. Cicero was so entitled by the Roman senate. They offered the same title to Marius, but he refused to accept it.
Is “Father of English History” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.