Terry Jones' Medieval Lives 2 - The Monk

Emmy nominated history series with Monty Python star and medieval enthusiast Terry Jones. In this episode, Terry investigates the truth behind the cloistered medieval monk, whose ideal of giving up the world for a life of prayer and isolation was all too often undermined by an ability to make money out of almost anything, from sheep to iron smelting.

Higher Quality but region blocked video found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7kixg7E3Pk

Other episodes:
The Peasant
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jone-s-Medieval-Lives-1-The-Peasant
The Damsel
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-3-The-Damsel
The King
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-The-King
The Minstrel
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-4-The-Minstrel
The Knight
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jone-s-Medieval-Lives-5-The-Knight
The Philosopher
http://www.videosift.com/video/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives-6-The-Philosopher

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