What role did monasteries play in their local community? 📚 Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb met with Prof. James Clark at Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire to uncover how these religious institutions shaped society, offering both spiritual guidance and practical support. Learn more in our new documentary 'A World Torn Apart: The Dissolution of the Monasteries' on History Hit 🎥 | History Hit

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When I stayed with @tudor_experience during the filming of Walking Tudor England, I had the full experience of high-end Tudor living - clothes, food, candlelight, even sleeping in a four-poster. I put an image of me in glorious 1530s-fashion clothes on my story and have just remembered that I also shot a piece-to-camera at bedtime, which never made it in the final film. So here you go. | Suzannah Lipscomb