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   Dissolution of the Monasteries

   The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monastic communities in England, Wales and Ireland and confiscated their property.
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   Category:Dissolution of the Monasteries

   Dissolution of the Monasteries 16th century in England
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   English Reformation

   Dissolution of the Monasteries ... It took Cromwell four years to complete the process; in 1539 he moved to the dissolution of the larger monasteries which had escaped earlier.
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   William Petre

   Though he was less rapacious than his colleagues in profiting by the fall of Somerset, Petre acquired enormous property by the dissolution of the monasteries; in Devonshire alone he is said to have secured 36,000 acres; but his principal seat was at Ingatestone which he received on the dissolution of the abbey of St. Mary's Barking.
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   Holy Jesus Hospital

   See also: Dissolution of the Monasteries
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   Glastonbury Abbey

   It seems to have been affected by the fire of 1184, but still housed a remarkable collection until 1539 when it was dispersed at the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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   Bridlington Priory

   The priory was dissolved in 1538 by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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   Pilgrimage of Grace

   The dissolution of the monasteries continued unabated, with the largest monasteries being dissolved in 1540.
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   Court of Augmentations

   It was founded in 1536 to administer monastic properties and revenues confiscated by the crown at the dissolution of the monasteries.
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    History of the Church of England

    Dissolution of the Monasteries • Wars • Paul III • Pius V • Tridentine Mass • Teresa of Avila • Bellarmine • Oratory of Neri • Vatican I • Vatican II • Roman Catholic Timeline

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