The Dissolution of the Monasteries

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The Dissolution of the Monasteries

• Why did Henry VIII close down the Monasteries?

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• Key Words
• Monastery A large building that was home to
  Christian monks
• Monks Men who devoted their lives to God, and
  lived away from society in monasteries.
• Nuns Women who devoted their lives to God and
  lived away from society in Nunneries
• Abbot A Church leader who supervises monks
• Prior A leading monk in a monastery.

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TASK 1

• What was the Valor Ecclesiasticus?
• TASK 2
• Complete worksheet Dissolution because . . .