Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Monty Python star and medieval enthusiast, Terry Jones, takes us on a tour of the Middle Ages. This week he investigates the truth behind the cloistered medieval monk.

Monty Python star and medieval enthusiast, Terry Jones, takes us on a tour of the Middle Ages, destroying old myths and discovering extraordinary stories of real people. This week, Terry investigates the truth behind the cloistered medieval monk, whose ideal of giving up the world for a life of prayer and isolation was all too often undermined by an ability to make money out of almost anything, from sheep to iron smelting.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Jun 2008 19:30

Credit

Role Contributor
Presenter Terry Jones

Broadcasts