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Art historian and broadcaster Dr Janina Ramirez re-examines the lives of the saints and finds that they were far from the simple, pious figures we imagine. Instead, she finds the power players, king-makers and politicians of their day.

Ramirez looks at the art and literature that inspired the saints, the landscape and buildings that surrounded them and the world that mattered to them. She examines the lives of a dozen individuals, some well-known and others more obscure, all of whom had an impact in Anglo Saxon times and whose impact is still felt today. What emerges is a fascinating and new portrait of the Dark Ages.

Ramirez teaches history of art at the University of Oxford. She has presented and written six BBC history documentaries and is a regular guest on the BBC 4 series Quizeum.