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Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries

2015 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pagans to Vikings

Dr Janina Ramirez explores how monasteries evolved from a cult of extreme isolation and self-deprivation into powerhouse

EP 2

From the Vikings to the 15th Century

The golden age of the British monastery was during the medieval period, when monks transformed British society and rose

EP 3

Secular Society

Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries, that had dominated British society for a th

Popular Cast

Janina Ramirez

Janina Ramirez

Self - Presenter