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What were the consequences of the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- Social impact
- Unemployment of clergymen - Lack of shelter for the poor. - Cultural impact - Financial impact |
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What was the social impact of the dissolution of the monasteries?
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Because there was now much land available from Churches, nobles and gentry acquired more land to establish prestige.
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What was the impact on clergymen due to the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- 7000 monks, nuns, etc. were dispossessed. Many became priests, others lived off their pension.
- Others were left to hardship, especially nuns who couldn't marry or become priests. |
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What was the impact on the poor due to the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- Monasteries had been a source of help for the poor so poverty increased, however, others note that this is illogical.
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What was the impact on the culture due to the dissolution of the monasteries?
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• Social impact due to the loss of Gothic building, libraries, medieval jewellery, etc.
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What was the impact on the finance due to the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- The crown made money from renting land (longer lasting and benefit the crown)
- Cash made from sale of land (did not benefit as Henry spent it on wars immediately) |
