The Impact of the Dissolution of the Monasteries (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Years of the dissolution of the monasteries
Years of the dissolution of the monasteries
1536-1540
Value of monastic lands acquired by Crown
Value of monastic lands acquired by Crown
$1.3 million
Body created 1536 to handle monastic wealth
Body created 1536 to handle monastic wealth
Court of Augmentations
Main beneficiaries who purchased monastic lands
Main beneficiaries who purchased monastic lands
Nobility and gentry
Family that acquired Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire
Family that acquired Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire
Russell family
Number of displaced ex-monks and nuns
Number of displaced ex-monks and nuns
Approximately 7,000
Why former nuns couldn't marry after dissolution
Why former nuns couldn't marry after dissolution
Had to keep their vow of chastity
Historian who called dissolution 'cultural vandalism'
Historian who called dissolution 'cultural vandalism'
Richard Rex
Number of new bishoprics Henry VIII established
Number of new bishoprics Henry VIII established
Six
1536 uprising partly triggered by dissolution
1536 uprising partly triggered by dissolution
Pilgrimage of Grace