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Towcester, Northamptonshire
First screened 27 January 2008

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Sewardsley Priory was one of a number of nunneries linked to the Cistercian Order in England following its arrival in the country in 1128. What else do you know about the Cistercians? Try our quick quiz to see how you get on.

Question 1 of 6
What was the main principle on which the Cistercians were founded when a group of monks left their abbey at Molesme in Burgundy in 1098?




Question 2 of 6
The Cistercians were often known by the colour of their habits. Which of the following were they?




Question 3 of 6
The Cistercians' emphasis on manual labour and their resulting skills in agriculture led to them becoming major exporters of what in medieval England?




Question 4 of 6
The Cistercians became the biggest producers of what in the Champagne region of France during the 13th-17th centuries?




Question 5 of 6
What was the name of the Cistercian abbey immortalised in verse by William Wordsworth?




Question 6 of 6
Which of these Cistercian abbeys is a Unesco world heritage site?




out of 6 correct on first try

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