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This is the shortbut sobering tale of what happened tomonasteries in England, because...

This is the short
but sobering tale of what happened to
monasteries in England, because Henry the VIII
divorced his wife; and how little Jack Horner
pulled out his plum

Full Transcript

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This is the short but sobering tale
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of what happened to monasteries in England,
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because Henry the VIII divorced his wife;
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and how little Jack Horner pulled out his plum.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:23
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Frankfurter Filmwerkstatt

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Movie Summary

Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
S01 • E01 As the lifeblood of the city drained, - Connections 00:13
As the lifeblood of the city drained,
S01 • E09 See, Henry divorced his wife in defiance of the pope, - Connections 00:19
See, Henry divorced his wife in defiance of the pope,
S01 • E03 That weapon was the Welsh longbow, - Connections 00:15
That weapon was the Welsh longbow,
S01 • E09 Now, at some places like Glastonbury, - Connections 00:07
Now, at some places like Glastonbury,
S01 • E09 The idea was probably cooked up by the abbot's steward, - Connections 00:12
The idea was probably cooked up by the abbot's steward,
S01 • E09 This rich little pie thing was supposed to make the king - Connections 00:17
This rich little pie thing was supposed to make the king
S01 • E09 So, the plan failed. Henry took everything, - Connections 00:15
So, the plan failed. Henry took everything,
S01 • E01 Over an area of 18 million square miles, - Connections 00:13
Over an area of 18 million square miles,
S01 • E06 See, glass making needs sand and wood mainly, - Connections 00:28
See, glass making needs sand and wood mainly,
S01 • E07 Well, with the crowned heads of Europe watching this fiasco, - Connections 00:31
Well, with the crowned heads of Europe watching this fiasco,
S01 • E06 If you think about it, things must've been pretty far gone - Connections 00:24
If you think about it, things must've been pretty far g...
S01 • E07 Now, gas making produced a lot of tar, - Connections 00:28
Now, gas making produced a lot of tar,
S01 • E09 The english were so pleased with Wade that in 1745, - Connections 00:22
The english were so pleased with Wade that in 1745,
S01 • E07 Now, so is Glasgow, smelly I mean; - Connections 00:13
Now, so is Glasgow, smelly I mean;
S01 • E01 I just assumed that something went wrong - Connections 00:16
I just assumed that something went wrong
S01 • E02 The privateers would bring back everything - Connections 00:22
The privateers would bring back everything
S01 • E01 Put yourself in this position; would you do any different? - Connections 00:10
Put yourself in this position; would you do any different?
S01 • E07 Our mysterious muck hunter made colors, - Connections 00:28
Our mysterious muck hunter made colors,
S01 • E05 Great showbiz. But the trouble was, - Connections 00:24
Great showbiz. But the trouble was,
S01 • E01 People began to be very jovial, and began to sing - Connections 00:20
People began to be very jovial, and began to sing