History A-Level
Dissolution of the monasteries
What Dissolution of the monasteries means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Dissolution of the monasteries
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A two-stage process: the 1536 Act closed houses worth under £200 a year, transferring lands to the Crown, and the later closure of larger houses followed.
Topics that use Dissolution of the monasteries
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 2 Challenging religious changes, 1533–37 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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