Henry didn't go looking for it. When the Pope wouldn;t grant him a divorce, Henry formed the Church of England with himself as its head. He then realised that he now ;owned' the various church estates. He ousted the nuns and monks and gave many of these estates to persons (middle and upper class) who had supported him re the divorce situation. There is a lot more to this but this is the short answer.
he got it from the monasteries
In what year did Henry VIII closed 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.
Monasteries such as Durham became rich because of all of the land that it owns from renting and also from the schools that they pay to get taught. The monasteries weren't supposed to be this rich so Henry 5th shut down lots of monasteries and abbeys. This was called the dissolution of the monasteries
Yes. Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and took all the Church's ancient treasures, not to mention lands, for the State.
all monasteries in Britian.
Henry VIII really closed up the monasteries because they were both rich and powerful institutions that were very loyal to the Popes. The Pope was seen as an opponent to Henry and by closing the monasteries, Henry was then viewed as the Head of the Church.
Because of the end of Papal Authority in England, the many monasteries around England that had held power and wealth throughout England for so long were seen as a quick way to get money to pay for the debts Henry VIII had acquired, and also to pay for the war.
In those unenlightened days, King Henry VIII, was an absolute monarch, and did not need to justify his actions.
He burnt them down
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