Episode 2

S1 E2: Monasteries In 1500 Were The Biggest Landowners In England And Wales And This Placed Them At The Forefront Of Early Tudor Technology And Farming The Monasteries Capitalized On This By Keeping A Virtual Monopoly On The Export Of Wool To Foreign Countries Monastic Tenant Farmers Were Second To None When It Came To Exploiting The Huge Commercial Potential Of Sheep Farming