Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536-1541)

1. Church wealth survey (Valor Ecclesiasticus) launched

   Jan 1, 1535Labels: Valor Ecclesiasticus, Henry VIII

   • Nat Archives
   • Valor Eccles

2. Royal visitation investigates monasteries for reform

   May 1, 1535Labels: Thomas Cromwell, Royal commissioners

   • Dissolution
   • Warwick WRAP

3. Court of Augmentations created to manage seized property

   Jan 1, 1536Labels: Court of, Seized property

   • Nat Archives
   • Britannica

4. Act dissolves smaller monasteries under £200

   Apr 14, 1536Labels: Act of, Smaller monasteries

   • Suppression 1535
   • Dissolution

5. Lincolnshire Rising sparks wider northern unrest

   Oct 1, 1536Labels: Lincolnshire Rising, Local protest

   • Britannica
   • Pilgrimage

6. Pilgrimage of Grace expands into mass revolt

   Oct 8, 1536Labels: Pilgrimage of, Northern rebels

   • Britannica
   • Pilgrimage

7. Rebellion suppressed; leaders executed

   Jul 12, 1537Labels: Rebel executions, Robert Aske

   • Vaia timeline
   • Pilgrimage

8. Second Act authorizes dissolution of remaining houses

   Jun 28, 1539Labels: Second Act, Parliament

   • Suppression 1539
   • Dissolution

9. Syon Abbey surrendered to the Crown

   Nov 25, 1539Labels: Syon Abbey, Bridgettine house

   • Agnes Jordan
   • Syon study

10. Closures extend across Ireland under Tudor authority

    Jan 1, 1540Labels: Irish closures, Tudor authority

    • MDPI
    • 1540 Ireland

11. Waltham Abbey surrendered as last English abbey

    Mar 23, 1540Labels: Waltham Abbey, Last abbey

    • Waltham Abbey
    • Tudor Society

12. Dissolution process concludes; monastic property redistributed

    Jan 1, 1541Labels: Property redistribution, Crown lands

    • Dissolution
    • MDPI