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

Duration: 58'58''

Synopsis

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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Episode 2 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

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Episode 3 | Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

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