Henry VIII Encourages Suppression of English Monasteries
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Monks, Nuns, Monasteries, Convents
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: July, 1535-March, 1540
Article abstract: In encouraging the suppression of English monasteries, Henry VIII seeks to place their wealth at his disposal, while ushering in greater secularization of society, a changed landscape, and increased desperation for the poor.
Summary of Event
In January, 1535, Henry VIII exercised for the first time his newly defined powers as Supreme Head of the Church in England by appointing Thomas Cromwell, a privy councilor and royal secretary, as his ecclesiastical viceregent with the title of vicar-general. Cromwell had already drafted most of the...
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