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Henry VIII after 1529
Dissolution of the Monasteries
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When was the Act of the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries?
June 1539
What did the Act of the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries state?
It led to the
closure
of all
monasteries
and their
land
passed to the
crown
How many religious houses were in England in 1534?
825
When was the final religious house closed?
March 1540
What was the name of the final religious house to close?
Waltham Abbey
How much income did one monastery make per year?
£1000
As a result of the dissolution of the monasteries, how did income from crown lands change?
Increased from
£120,000
per year to
£250,000
per year
How much income was collected from the resale of monastic land?
£1.3 million
When was the Compilation of the Valor Ecclesiaticus?
1535
What did the Compilation of the Valor Ecclesiaticus state?
It was a
survey
to discover how
wealthy
the
church
was, which made it clear what
resources
were available to the
crown
from within the
church
Which four people completed visitations to investigate the state of the monastic houses in 1535?
Cromwell
,
Layton
,
Legh
, and
Tregonwell
How many religious houses were eventually shut down due to the dissolution of the monasteries?
563