The term 'British Historian' can be summarized by three names: BEDE, Taine, and Grote. BEDE was an 8th century monk and scholar who wrote extensively on the history of the Anglo-Saxon people. Hippolyte Taine was a 19th century French historian, philosopher, and literary critic who wrote about the history of England. George Grote was a 19th century British historian who wrote a comprehensive history of ancient Greece.