
Saints and Sinners: A Millennium of Monasteries
Destruction
Documentary · Feb 19, 2015 · 59 min BBC Select
Available on Prime Video
S1, E3: In the 15th century, 800 monasteries in England owned one-third of the nation's land. Many monks lived in luxury and were patrons of the finest art and architecture. Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries that had dominated British history and society were annihilated in less than five years with the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII.
Documentary · Feb 19, 2015 · 59 min