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Greater Monasteries Dissolution Act

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

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1539Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1539

Henry VIIIMay 1539

Westminster · House / House of Tudor

Parliament confirms the surrender and transfer of larger religious houses, accelerating the end of monastic institutions across England.

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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