Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . etired to hishome. He would not admitthe legality of the kingsmarriage with Anne, al-though quite willing to ac-. knowledge Annes childrento be the lawful successorsto the throne, because Parlia-ment had made them king was furious, and More was sent to the only England, but all Europe was shocked at hisexecution. 120. The suppression of the monasteries.—When Heniybegan his reign, much of the land in the kingdom was in thepossession of
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . etired to hishome. He would not admitthe legality of the kingsmarriage with Anne, al-though quite willing to ac-. knowledge Annes childrento be the lawful successorsto the throne, because Parlia-ment had made them king was furious, and More was sent to the only England, but all Europe was shocked at hisexecution. 120. The suppression of the monasteries.—When Heniybegan his reign, much of the land in the kingdom was in thepossession of the church. The cathedrals, monasteries,chapels, and abbeys held estates, by the income of whichthey were maintained. Though the monasteries were ex-tremely wealthy, their influence over the people had greatlydeclined. Wolsey had already closed some of the smallerhouses and used their revenues to found schools andcolleges; now the idea occurred to Henry that he might closeall the monasteries and take their estates for himself. The task of suppressing the monasteries was entrusted toThomas Gromwell, who for some years after the death of. Sir Thomas More 124 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1536-39 Wolsey, was the chief adviser of the king. Cromwell hadbeen in the service of Wolsey and had assisted him in thedissolution of some of the smaller monasteries. After thefall of Wolsey, he gained the favour of the king, and it is saidthat it was by his advice that Henry had defied the power ofthe Pope. Cromwell was given full control and proceededruthlessly to carry out his instructions. The kings agents visited and inspected themonasteries and reportedthat they found greatirregularities in theirmanagement. This wasaccepted as just groundfor closing them. Thesmaller institutions wereswept away by an Act ofParliament passed in 1536,and three years later theremaining monasterieswere confiscated. Themonks and nuns wereturned adrift, althoughsome of them were pen-The estates not retained for the king
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