Dissolution of the monasteries
1536–1541 · Event
Henry VIII suppresses 800+ English and Welsh religious houses; massive transfer of land and art to crown and gentry.
On these timelines: England, Henry VIII's Break with Rome, Master, United Kingdom (combined), Christianity
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