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Dissolution of the Monasteries

  • Court of AugmentationsThomas Cromwell established the Court of Augmentations in 1536 during the reign of King Henry VIII. This new body emerged to manage lands and finances seized…
  • Dissolution of the monasteriesIn February 1531, Henry VIII declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England after failing to secure a papal annulment for his marriage.