Tudor Monastery Farm

Tudor Monastery Farm

12+2013•1h 0m•9.1/10

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9.1/10(7)

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.

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Production

Lion Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 13, 2013

Last Aired

December 18, 2013

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

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.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2013-11-20

A look at wool production in 1500, which accounted for around half the country's wealth.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2013-11-27

This episode focuses on the staple foods of everyday Tudor life - bread and ale.

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2013-12-04

The team learn how aspirational tenant farmers would have decorated their farmhouses.

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2013-12-11

The team explores Tudor hospitality, learning how the monasteries courted wealthy donors.

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2013-12-18

The team look back at how Henry VIII's Dissolution brought an end to monastic farming.

Cast

Tom Pinfold

Self - Presenter

Peter Ginn

Self - Presenter

Ruth Goodman

Ruth Goodman

Self - Presenter

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