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