The BEST episodes of Tudor Monastery Farm

Every episode of Tudor Monastery Farm ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Tudor Monastery Farm!

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back over 500 years to run a farm at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum in West Sussex exactly as it would have been in 1500, during the reign of the first Tudor King, Henry VII.

Last Updated: 2/9/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
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Episode 3
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8.11
44 votes

#1 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/2013

This episode focuses on the staple foods of everyday Tudor life - bread and ale.

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Episode 4
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7.47
43 votes

#2 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/4/2013

The team learn how aspirational tenant farmers would have decorated their farmhouses.

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Episode 2
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7.41
41 votes

#3 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/2013

A look at wool production in 1500, which accounted for around half the country's wealth.

Directors: Giulia Clark
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Episode 6
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7.34
41 votes

#4 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/2013

The team look back at how Henry VIII's Dissolution brought an end to monastic farming.

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Episode 5
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7.33
42 votes

#5 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/2013

The team explores Tudor hospitality, learning how the monasteries courted wealthy donors.

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Episode 1
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6.83
76 votes

#6 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/2013

Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold run a farm exactly as it would have been in 1500.

Directors: Stuart Elliott
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