TV Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries - Season 1 Episode 3 : Secular Society Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries - Season 1 Episode 3 : Secular Society 8/10 by 1 users Dr Janina Ramirez discovers how the immensely rich and powerful monasteries, that had dominated British society for a thousand years, were annihilated in less than five years. In the 15th century, eight hundred monasteries in England owned one third of the nation's land. Many monks were living in palatial monasteries and were patrons of the finest art and architecture. Janina then traces the story of the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell. Although not a single monastery survived the systematic liquidation, Janina shows the lasting impact Britain's millennium of monasteries had on our society and culture. Details Casts Posters Images Title Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries - Season 1 Episode 3 : Secular Society Alternative Titles First Air Date 2015-02-19 Last Air Date 2015-03-05 Number of Episodes 3 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Four, Casts Janina Ramirez Plot Keywords , Self - Presenter Janina Ramirez Episodes List Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries Season 1 :Episode 1 Pagans to Vikings Pagans to Vikings 2015-02-19 Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a... Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries Season 1 :Episode 2 From the Vikings to the 15th Century From the Vikings to the 15th Century 2015-02-26 Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a... Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries Season 1 :Episode 3 Secular Society Secular Society 2015-03-05 Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a...