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Dissolution of the Monasteries

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The process by which English King Henry VIII seized monastic lands and properties from the Catholic Church, consolidating wealth and power under the crown and eliminating a major source of papal influence in England.

AP course connection

Topic 2.2: 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation

Unit 2

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