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Why does 8th century England seem to have produced such prominent Church scholars and evangelists active in continental Europe? E.g. Alcuin who ended up at the court of Charlemagne, or Boniface who gained sainthood for being martyred in Germany?

by /u/EnclavedMicrostate in /r/AskHistorians

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