Dissulution Of Monasteries

Question 1

What did monasteries provide for poeple?

Answer 1

Contained monks and nuns

One third of English land

Where wealthy children’s education was

Poor people go for food and help

Safe place for sick to stay

Question 2

What happen to the monasteries in 1536?

Answer 2

The dissolution of smaller monasteries. 300 monasteries had less than £200 a year income

Question 3

What happened to the monasteries in 1537?

Answer 3

Dissolution of larger monasteries. Surrounded abbots gave houses as gifts to king

Question 4

What were Cromwell commissions on monasteries?

Answer 4

(1535) the visitation of monasteries, document ‘compendium competorum’ claimed homosexual practices on boys. Nuns were pregnant, went against strict rules.

(Although Cromwell used bullying tactics monks. Apparently visited 120 houses in 7 days)

Question 5

Why did Cromwell dissolve the monasteries

Answer 5

New religious idea: people encouraged to donate for spiritual practices, was against Protestant beliefs

Loyalty: monks were fearless resistance. HenryVIII couldn’t tolerate them had pope influence

Money: total annual income £160,00 a year. Finance his wars. Worries Catholics invade England

Question 6

Who were the winners and the losers of the dissolution of monasteries?

Answer 6

Winners: Henry vIII, Cromwell (gain respect from Henry) merchants given free land

Losers monks and nuns homeless , had to beg. Pope had less control. Poor lose benefits. Farmers had more rent