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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Dissolution of the Monasteries"”.
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The dissolution of the monasteries: an economic study
The dissolution of the monasteries in England and Wales is too often viewed simply as a component of the English Reformation and little more. Its place in the Reformation is obvious, but its importance extends far beyond that fact. Unlike the other elements of the Reformation which transformed the …
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The Afterlives of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, 1536-c. 1700
The dissolution of the monasteries (1536-40) was one of the most critical transformations wrought by the English Reformation. It was also perhaps the most visible manifestation of the idea that Henry VIII’s break with Rome was also a break with the medieval past. Yet despite this, historians have …
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Merton Priory as a Centre of Learning 1117-1538
This thesis examines aspects of Merton’s history connected to the learning of its canons, with two underlying themes: a) the nature of learning within the priory, and b) the contribution of the canons of the priory to wider scholarship and learning during the Middle Ages. Chapter 1 contextualises …
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The Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Sixteenth Century
This thesis examines a group of freemen trading in coal at Newcastle upon Tyne in the sixteenth century known as the Hostmen’s Company. The Newcastle hostmen had established an unincorporated guild by 1508 and held the monopoly in the sale of coal from the town’s port during the rapid expansion of …
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Monastic development and dissolution in Wales : Continuity or change for Uchelwyr? A case study of Strata Florida's Blaenaeron Grange.
This thesis addresses the question of what happened to monastic estates in Wales following the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1540, when the majority of former monastic land in Wales was absorbed into the estates of secular Welsh elites, or uchelwyr. The lens through which this …