Dissolution of the Monasteries, The 2

Synopsis: Professor A G Dickens discusses the religious and political background to the Dissolution and shows how the great wealth of the Church was seen by ThomasCromwell as the answer to the financial needs of the King. He then considers the results of the Dissolution: what happened to the lands, the people and the wealth. Filmed at Mount Grace and Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire.
Series: British History Videotape Series, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1981
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: A-level and undergraduate history.
Subjects: History
Keywords: history of England; monasteries

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