# Dissolution of the monasteries begins (1536)

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The crown began suppressing religious houses and transferring their wealth and land. Within the broader Tudor Britain period, dynastic consolidation, Reformation, closer incorporation of Wales and Ireland, and rivalry with Catholic Europe transformed the state. This event is placed at 1536 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The dissolution changed landownership, welfare, education and the physical landscape on a vast scale.

## Why it matters
The dissolution changed landownership, welfare, education and the physical landscape on a vast scale.

Ruler at the time: [Henry VIII](https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-viii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Dissolution of the monasteries begins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Dissolution+of+the+monasteries+begins&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Dissolution of the monasteries begins](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Dissolution+of+the+monasteries+begins)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281500%E2%80%931599%29)
- [The National Archives — early modern education resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)