Release Date: December 16, 2019
Villages by the Sea
1080p
2019
Published on, 1 year ago
Villages by the Sea
Holy Island 1 Season 4 Episode
29 min
2019
Published on, 1 year ago
Ben Robinson discovers the story of the monks and villagers of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast. Our coastal villages are often seen as remote places for retreat and relaxation. However, they have often been on the front line of history - from the arrival of Christianity to battles with neighbours and nature; from slave trading to the birth of modern tourism. From Holy Island, monks spread Christianity to the rest of Northern England and created one of Britain’s finest treasures – the Lindisfarne Gospels.
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