Bede, also known as Saint BEDE or the Venerable BEDE, was an English monk and historian author who lived in the 7th and 8th centuries. He is best known for his work 'Ecclesiastical History of the English People'. Grote was a 19th century British historian and philosopher who wrote the ten-volume 'History of Greece'. Renan was a French philosopher, historian, and author who wrote 'The Life of Jesus' and 'The History of the Origins of Christianity'. All three authors are renowned historians and authors who have made significant contributions to the field of history.