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GCSE History · key term
The legal ending of a religious house’s existence as an institution.
Used by OCR
Paper 3
Revise: The Process of Dissolution and the Valor EcclesiasticusMonasteries could also be centres of resistance to Henry’s religious authority. These considerations help explain why the government moved beyond inspection towards suppression, although it publicly justified the first closures through allegations of misconduct.
Explain the process, rather than simply listing dates: surveys supplied information, legislation authorised suppression, and commissioners carried out closures.
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