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Why did Henry want to dissolve the monasteries?
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Financial motives
Securing loyalty Cromwell making himself rich To end corruption Asserting his authority |
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How were financial motives the reason for the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- Crown was short on cash, facing war, suffering debt but needed to maintain extravagant lifestyle.
- Any attack would mean major war as France and Spain would join forces. Needed money to defend the coast. |
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How was securing loyalty the reason for the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- HVIII knew that once land was granted, nobles would resist attempts to restore Papal authority as it would lose them their property.
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How was Cromwell making himself rich the reason for the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- Cromwell accepted gifts from monasteries in return to be exempt from dissolution.
- Convinced at least 30 houses to grant him an annual payment. |
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How was asserting authority the reason for the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- Henry worried that religious habitants still owed allegiance to outside powers.
- Those most loyal to the Pope were found in monasteries, therefore it removed the clerical allegiance to the Pope. |
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How was ending corruption the reason for the dissolution of the monasteries?
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- May have read Erasmus’ criticism of the monks as a youngster which may have led him to him believing that the Church needed reform.
- Unlikely. |