Tudor Monastery Farm
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land.
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2013-11-13
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold run a farm exactly as it would have been in 1500.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2013-11-20
A look at wool production in 1500, which accounted for around half the country's wealth.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2013-11-27
This episode focuses on the staple foods of everyday Tudor life - bread and ale.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2013-12-04
The team learn how aspirational tenant farmers would have decorated their farmhouses.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2013-12-11
The team explores Tudor hospitality, learning how the monasteries courted wealthy donors.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2013-12-18
The team look back at how Henry VIII's Dissolution brought an end to monastic farming.
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Rating
9.0/10
Release Date
2013-11-13
Episodes
6 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Lion Television