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Tudor Monastery Farm

Season 1 · 6 episodes · Nov 13, 2013

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    Episode 1

    Episode 1

    Nov 13, 2013

    Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold run a farm exactly as it would have been in 1500.

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    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Nov 20, 2013

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

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    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Nov 27, 2013

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

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    Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Dec 4, 2013

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

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    Episode 5

    Episode 5

    Dec 11, 2013

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

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    Episode 6

    Episode 6

    Dec 18, 2013

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