Episode 1 | Saints and Sinners: Britain’s Millennium of Monasteries

Dr Janina Ramirez begins her series by exploring how monasteries evolved from a cult of isolation and self-deprivation into powerhouses of Anglo-Saxon art, industry and learning.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 58'58''
  • Broadcast year: 2015
Curriculum Connection
  • Religious Education | Christianity | Practices | The role of the church
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
  • Episode: 1
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