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Henry VIII wanted the monastries' wealth. This was something that encouraged a number of rulers in Europe to break with Rome. At the time, the amount of property (real estate) owned by the church was immense and the Church was often referred to as the dead hand [in property]. The point was that an organization like the Church never dies, and so the property doesn't change hands - and isn't subject to inheritance tax. The Church had no incentive to use its property well ... So there was an economic problem. Henry closed down the monasteries so he could collect the taxes as he just wanted more money basicly!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause he wanted to close the catholic church down in England so he could build his own church, the church of England.
Mostly because he wanted a divorce and the pope wouldn't give him one.
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∙ 12y agobecause monasteries had a lot of money and he wanted the money and that the monks and nuns were catholic so they objected to the church of England and the wouldn't follow Henry rules for the church
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∙ 12y agoHenry VIII separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church because he wanted a divorce with his 1st wife, Katherine of Aragon, but the Roman Catholic Church would not allow it so he took over the Church of England, made it protestant, and got his divorce.
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∙ 11y agoHenry gave little answers. He made up alot of things that made the munks looks bad. Henry only closed down the monastery because he needed money to go to war , so he sold all the valuables and land they had. It left the monks homeless and several thousand peasants with no look.
Henry said that they were being lazy , and getting other people to do prayers for them. Monks aren't entirely meant to have any money but according to Henry , there rolling in it.
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∙ 11y agoNo because of greed actually. Remember that King Henry wasn't actually a protestant, he was still a Catholic. He had the Church of England founded so he could get a divorce. Henry Vii closed down the monasteries to sell them as he was a particularly greedy person.
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∙ 12y ago- Money
- End "corruption"
- More money
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∙ 11y agoto get rich
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so he could get money from the one that he built when he couldn't divorce his wife, so divorced her using his own church/monastery
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What did Henry lose by closing down the monasteries?
In what year did Henry VIII closed the monasteries?
What Monasteries did Henry VIII shut down?
all monasteries in Britian.
Where did Henry VIII get his wealth?
he got it from the monasteries
Was Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries unjustified?
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Was Henry VIIs only method of suppressing the Protestants the dissolution of the monasteries?
The dissolution of the monasteries was nothing to do with supressing Protestants (Monasteries were Catholic) and it was Henry VIII not Henry VII.
What were the real reasons for Henry VIII closing down the monasteries?
To get money to finance the war with France. He wanted to be known as a warrior kimg
What did Henry viii do to England's monasteries give an example of one of the monasteries he destroyed?
He burnt them down
What day did Henry VIII break away from the monasteries?
1530
Location of the monasteries Henry VIII closed down in 1530?
Henry was fat Henry was fat Henry was fat
Why did Henry VIII shut down the monasteries?
because he needed money
Did Henry VIII sell all of the monasteries?
yes he sold everything to do with them
What monasteries did Henry VIII close in Kingston?
heclosed a lot of monestries
