Tudor Monastery Farm

Episode 2

Episode 2

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

Episode 3

Episode 3

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

Episode 4

Episode 4

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

Episode 5

Episode 5

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

Episode 6

Episode 6

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