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Dissolution of Lesser Monasteries Act

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1536Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1536

Henry VIII14 April 1536

London · House / House of Tudor

Parliament authorises the dissolution of smaller monasteries and transfers their property to the Crown.

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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