History glossary
Nicene Creed
a statement of orthodox Christian belief associated with the Council of Nicaea and later expansion.
- Category
- Doctrine
- Region
- Christian world
- Date range
- 325-381 CE
What it means
A statement of orthodox Christian belief associated with the Council of Nicaea in 325 and later expanded at Constantinople in 381.
Stories using this term
The Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were the peoples and kingdoms that shaped Anglo-Saxon England after the end of Roman rule in Britain. From migration and settlement in Anglo-Saxon Britain to Christian conversion, Viking attacks, Alfred the Great, and the road to 1066, Anglo-Saxon history explains how early medieval England took form. Their language, laws, kingdoms, monasteries, and political traditions left a lasting mark on English identity before the Norman Conquest transformed the realm.
The Rise of Christianity
From Jesus in Roman Judea to medieval Europe, Christianity grew from a persecuted movement into an imperial and civilisational force.
