The dissolution of the monasteries (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Dissolution of the monasteries time period
Dissolution of the monasteries time period
1535-1539
Who orchestrated the dissolution
Who orchestrated the dissolution
Thomas Cromwell
Annual income of monasteries combined
Annual income of monasteries combined
£160,000
Three motivations for dissolution
Three motivations for dissolution
Religious reform, political control, financial necessity
Primary motivation for dissolution (historians' view)
Primary motivation for dissolution (historians' view)
Financial gain
Act that dissolved smaller monasteries (1536)
Act that dissolved smaller monasteries (1536)
Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries
Act that dissolved larger monasteries (1539)
Act that dissolved larger monasteries (1539)
Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries
Religious reason for dissolution
Religious reason for dissolution
Reformers viewed monasteries as corrupt & outdated
Political reason for dissolution
Political reason for dissolution
Monasteries loyal to Pope, not king - potential opposition
Accuracy of moral charges against monasteries
Accuracy of moral charges against monasteries
Exaggerated or fabricated propaganda
Uprising that religious houses supported
Uprising that religious houses supported
Pilgrimage of Grace
Year Cromwell began survey of monastic wealth
Year Cromwell began survey of monastic wealth
1535
Memory aid for dissolution reasons
Memory aid for dissolution reasons
3 R's: Religious, Revenue (financial), Royal (political)
Definition of dissolution
Definition of dissolution
Official closing & dismantling of monasteries, seizing wealth