Dissolution of the monasteries
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title:
Dissolution of the monasteries
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The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; and provided for their former personnel and functions. Though the policy was originally envisioned as a way to increase the regular income of the Crown, much forme
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1536–1541 disbanding of religious residences by Henry VIII
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries
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2002-09-29T06:36:45Z
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2024-09-02T07:54:21Z
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