Abbeys and Monasteries
The Abbey Habit - YouTube (46:57)
The Time Team travels to the Welsh border in search of an abbey. This abbey was occupied by Cistercian monks. It has been lost for centuries. Local archeologists have found evidence of a chapel, but no abbey. There are large earthworks on the site that the locals believe is the abbey. Will the Time Team have more success in finding the abbey? *Recommended for a history class for a fun day.*
Village of the Templars - YouTube (50:49)
A Thirteenth-Century of portrait of Christ was found in an outhouse in a village founded by the Templars. Time Team aims to find out more about the village they discovered and more about the Templars themselves. A modern-day Knights Templar member invited the Time Team to learn more about his house. Tony Robinson meets up with Mick Robinson to determine the area where the Time Team will dig. *Recommended for a history class for a fun day.*
Hermit Harbour - YouTube (47:45)
Monks, ghosts, treasure maps, shipwrecks, and dramatic coasts are the highlights of Cornwall. However, it was off the Cornish coast where the first rumblings of Christianity in Britain were heard. The Time Team will face a new challenge with this dig. The tides only allow the team to spend five hours digging on the island. They are on the search for two chapels, one on the island and one built into the hilltop. *Recommended for a history class and for independent study students.*
The Monk's Manor - YouTube (47:55)
The Time Team travels to Yorkshire to meet Chris and Barbara Bradley. They own a farm and there may be remains of a monastic settlement. The buildings on the site hint that something is going on in the site. The stones hint that there was a big and important building on the site. Chris Bradley wants to learn more about the site before he and his wife head up off into the sunset. The Time Team has three days to find out what was going on at the site. *Recommended for a history class and for independent study students. Also recommended to be paired with Tudor Monastery Farm!*
Hunting for King Harold - YouTube (47:10)
King Harold was history’s biggest loser, he lost the battle of Hastings. The site where he set up court, was never excavated. Then the locals banded together and organized a petition to have the site excavated. The site on Harold’s Field was a scheduled site, which banned digging from taking place. However, with the petition, the Time Team was allowed to dig. What will the Time Team find on the site? Is it even connected to King Harold? *Recommended for a history class and for independent study students.*
Downpatrick - YouTube (50:44)
This time the Time Team is investigating Ireland’s most sacred sites. It was said that St. Patrick had set up his first church. The site sits on magnificent Cathedral Hill. The church that stands on the hill has been renovated but the Time Team is looking for earlier buildings that were on the site. This was the site where St. Patrick built a monastery and was buried. Are there any traces of St. Patrick at this site? What will the Time Team find on this site? What will the Time Team learn about this site? *Add to your potential documentary to show list.*
Nuns in Northumbria - YouTube (49:51)
The Time Team arrives at the Headland at Hartlepool, a place that is rain and wind-swept. They have three days to find out the location of a monastery. This monastery was built 1,200 years old and was a thriving community. This community was overseen by Saint Hilda, the founding abbess of this monastery. She was an important figure in the history of Anglo-Saxon Europe. Where was this monastery? Who was Saint Hilda? *Highly recommended for both a science and history class.*
The Naughty Nuns - YouTube (49:47)
The Time Team is heading to a military intelligence base at Chickstands to explore the site of a thirteenth-century monastery. There is a catch to this monastery: it is unisex. The site belonged to the Gilbertines, a British order known for having both nuns and monks living together. The Time Team is going to be investigating for clues about the nun’s cloister and the other monastic remains. As they dig, they may have discovered a possible staircase as well as a hospital area. How did the monks and nuns manage to live together on the site? *Recommended for both a history and science class.*
The Monastery and the Mansion - YouTube (49:58)
Nether Poppleton villagers has called the Time Team to investigate some mysterious mounds that surround a Yorkshire village. The villagers have bought the land to protect them. English Heritage thinks that this mound came from the Medieval Times. However, the villagers believe that the mound dates back even earlier. Could these be the remains of an Anglo-Saxon nunnery? Or could these be part of an Anglo-Saxon Village? The Time Team have three days to investigate. *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for a history class.*
The Time Team travels to the Welsh border in search of an abbey. This abbey was occupied by Cistercian monks. It has been lost for centuries. Local archeologists have found evidence of a chapel, but no abbey. There are large earthworks on the site that the locals believe is the abbey. Will the Time Team have more success in finding the abbey? *Recommended for a history class for a fun day.*
Village of the Templars - YouTube (50:49)
A Thirteenth-Century of portrait of Christ was found in an outhouse in a village founded by the Templars. Time Team aims to find out more about the village they discovered and more about the Templars themselves. A modern-day Knights Templar member invited the Time Team to learn more about his house. Tony Robinson meets up with Mick Robinson to determine the area where the Time Team will dig. *Recommended for a history class for a fun day.*
Hermit Harbour - YouTube (47:45)
Monks, ghosts, treasure maps, shipwrecks, and dramatic coasts are the highlights of Cornwall. However, it was off the Cornish coast where the first rumblings of Christianity in Britain were heard. The Time Team will face a new challenge with this dig. The tides only allow the team to spend five hours digging on the island. They are on the search for two chapels, one on the island and one built into the hilltop. *Recommended for a history class and for independent study students.*
The Monk's Manor - YouTube (47:55)
The Time Team travels to Yorkshire to meet Chris and Barbara Bradley. They own a farm and there may be remains of a monastic settlement. The buildings on the site hint that something is going on in the site. The stones hint that there was a big and important building on the site. Chris Bradley wants to learn more about the site before he and his wife head up off into the sunset. The Time Team has three days to find out what was going on at the site. *Recommended for a history class and for independent study students. Also recommended to be paired with Tudor Monastery Farm!*
Hunting for King Harold - YouTube (47:10)
King Harold was history’s biggest loser, he lost the battle of Hastings. The site where he set up court, was never excavated. Then the locals banded together and organized a petition to have the site excavated. The site on Harold’s Field was a scheduled site, which banned digging from taking place. However, with the petition, the Time Team was allowed to dig. What will the Time Team find on the site? Is it even connected to King Harold? *Recommended for a history class and for independent study students.*
Downpatrick - YouTube (50:44)
This time the Time Team is investigating Ireland’s most sacred sites. It was said that St. Patrick had set up his first church. The site sits on magnificent Cathedral Hill. The church that stands on the hill has been renovated but the Time Team is looking for earlier buildings that were on the site. This was the site where St. Patrick built a monastery and was buried. Are there any traces of St. Patrick at this site? What will the Time Team find on this site? What will the Time Team learn about this site? *Add to your potential documentary to show list.*
Nuns in Northumbria - YouTube (49:51)
The Time Team arrives at the Headland at Hartlepool, a place that is rain and wind-swept. They have three days to find out the location of a monastery. This monastery was built 1,200 years old and was a thriving community. This community was overseen by Saint Hilda, the founding abbess of this monastery. She was an important figure in the history of Anglo-Saxon Europe. Where was this monastery? Who was Saint Hilda? *Highly recommended for both a science and history class.*
The Naughty Nuns - YouTube (49:47)
The Time Team is heading to a military intelligence base at Chickstands to explore the site of a thirteenth-century monastery. There is a catch to this monastery: it is unisex. The site belonged to the Gilbertines, a British order known for having both nuns and monks living together. The Time Team is going to be investigating for clues about the nun’s cloister and the other monastic remains. As they dig, they may have discovered a possible staircase as well as a hospital area. How did the monks and nuns manage to live together on the site? *Recommended for both a history and science class.*
The Monastery and the Mansion - YouTube (49:58)
Nether Poppleton villagers has called the Time Team to investigate some mysterious mounds that surround a Yorkshire village. The villagers have bought the land to protect them. English Heritage thinks that this mound came from the Medieval Times. However, the villagers believe that the mound dates back even earlier. Could these be the remains of an Anglo-Saxon nunnery? Or could these be part of an Anglo-Saxon Village? The Time Team have three days to investigate. *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for a history class.*
Updated on October 28, 2023
