Tudor Monastery Farm

Monasteries In 1500 Were The Biggest Landowners In England And Wales And This Placed Them At The Forefront Of Early Tudor Technology And Farming In This Episode There Are Domestic Tasks To Tackle From Lighting Fires With Flint Making Meals With Depleted Crops During The Hunger Gap Using A Tread Wheel To Fetch Water From The Well And Plowing With Oxen

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

The team wean piglets, cultivate wild yeast, malt barley, make ale and bread, harvest honey and beeswax, dip candles, shave their sheep's hooves, demonstrate period hair care methods, roast lamb, and celebrate both a mass and the midsummer festival. They take custody of a boar to service their sows. They observe the shaping, moulding, and pouring of a bell, learn about period clock mechanisms and…

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 Land Covered A Variety Of Landscapes From Rivers And Woodlands To Hills And Mines All Of Which Would Be Expected To Be Exploited By The Tenant Farmer To Raise Income For Themselves And The Monastery

This episode explores the theme of hospitality in Tudor England. With no provision for the poor from the state, it was down to the monasteries to provide welfare for those in need.

Monasteries In 1500 Were The Biggest Landowners In England And Wales And This Placed Them At The Forefront Of Early Tudor Technology And Farming In This Episode The Team Brings In The Barley And Celebrates With A Harvest Feast To Give Thanks For Their Bounteous Crop With The Dissolution Of The Monasteries Looming The Team Learns About The Skills And Crafts That Were Once Attached To Them