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The Main effects of the Dissolution of the Monasteries

The Main effects of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Many of the old abbeys were allowed to fall into decay. Some did, however, become parish churches and some became manor houses

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The Main effects of the Dissolution of the Monasteries

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  1. The Main effects of the Dissolution of the Monasteries • Many of the old abbeys were allowed to fall into decay. Some did, however, become parish churches and some became manor houses • The monks were not badly treated. 30 ex-Abbots became Bishops. Monks and Friars either became secular clergy or were pensioned off. • There was a massive increase in the crown’s revenue. £3/4m of land was sold. The land kept was worth £50,000 p.a.

  2. Cont…. • Some of the money was invested back into the church (6 new bishoprics were founded). Much was used on defence in case the Catholic powers attacked. Coasts were fortified and the fleet was rebuilt. • The dissolution didn’t make papal restoration impossible (ref. Mary Tudor). Yet, it did promote the Royal Supremacy as now the new landowners had a vested interest in the change • The gentry class was strengthened. Land was bought without feudal tenure and often with the right to appoint clergy to certain parishes. ‘Here we see the growth of that sturdy class of squires, economically independent of the crown, yet with power over the church.’ (Atkins)

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