Monastaries Money

Question 1

What did the Valour Ecclesiasticus in 1535 show?

Answer 1

Income of a religious household was £160,000 a year

Question 2

What was the income of a religious house compared to the income of a royal estates

Answer 2

Religious houses made 3 times more

Question 3

What was performed that found out that. Religious houses made £160,000?

Answer 3

Valor Ecclesiasticus

Question 4

What did Cromwell tell Henry in 1536

Answer 4

That he would make him the richest prince in Christendom

Question 5

How much does Henry make from closing down the monasteries?

Answer 5

£1.3 million

Question 6

Which activity allowed Henry to gain £1.3 million in wealth

Answer 6

Closing down the monasteries

Question 7

After the break from room what did Henry need protection from

Answer 7

A catholic crusade

Question 8

What was built on the south coast

Answer 8

Fortifications

Question 9

Why was the fortification built on the south coast

Answer 9

Protection from a catholic crusade

Question 10

What was the average income of larger monasteries

Answer 10

£1000 a year

Question 11

What happened to the money that did not go to Henry from dissolving the monasteries

Answer 11

Building new cathedral grammar schools in Canterbury and Chester as well as colleges and universities