Terry Jones' Medieval Lives: The Monk

Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives: The Monk

Written by Michael

Here’s another excerpt from Terry Jones’ BBC documentary series, Medieval Lives. This one deals with that problematic figure, the monk. Problematic? Oh yes. As Jones explains, the monastic system (in addition to giving us Benedictine and other yummy things–there’s even one in Italy that still makes cologne) was at the heart of the corruption that led to the Protestant Reformation.