Tudor Monastery Farm
Season 1
2013 • 6 Episodes
Episodes
1. Episode 1
November 13, 2013
Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold run a farm exactly as it would have been in 1500.
2. Episode 2
November 20, 2013
A look at wool production in 1500, which accounted for around half the country's wealth.
3. Episode 3
November 27, 2013
This episode focuses on the staple foods of everyday Tudor life - bread and ale.
4. Episode 4
December 4, 2013
The team learn how aspirational tenant farmers would have decorated their farmhouses.
5. Episode 5
December 11, 2013
The team explores Tudor hospitality, learning how the monasteries courted wealthy donors.
6. Episode 6
December 18, 2013
The team look back at how Henry VIII's Dissolution brought an end to monastic farming.