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Aired on Mar 5, 2015, 9:00 PM
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Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
Episode 1
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.
Feb 19, 2015
60 min
E2
Episode 2
Janina Ramirez looks at how monasteries transformed society and rose to a position of immense power, only for sin and corruption to lead to collapse as the medieval period ended.
Feb 26, 2015
60 min
E3
Episode 3
Dr. Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries that had dominated British society for 1,000 years were annihilated in less than five years.
Mar 5, 2015
60 min
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