England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest Season 1 Episode 19 Monastic Reform: A Tale of Three Saints

As you have seen, political change often paralleled religious upheaval. In the middle of the 10th century, while the kings of Wessex were forging a united England, a trio of monks took over leadership of the church and instituted a number of reforms. Meet the bishops and archbishops who led these monastic changes.