A picture of Charndon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 11th March 2014

A picture of Halifax in the county of West Yorkshire
Submitted on 4th March 2014

A picture of Alvechurch in the county of Worcestershire
Submitted on 4th March 2014

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 4th March 2014

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 17th February 2013

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 17th February 2013

A picture of Swanbourne in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 15th February 2013

A picture of Swanbourne in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 15th February 2013

A picture of Padbury in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 15th February 2013

A picture of Padbury in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 15th February 2013

A picture of Long Marston in the county of Hertfordshire
Submitted on 3rd February 2013

A picture of Hardwick in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 3rd February 2013

A picture of Ellesborough in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 3rd February 2013

A picture of Wingrave in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 3rd February 2013

A picture of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 27th January 2013

A picture of Waddesdon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 27th January 2013

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 27th January 2013

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 27th January 2013

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 26th January 2013

A picture of Thornborough in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 26th January 2013

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 26th January 2013

A picture of Furtho in the county of Northamptonshire
Submitted on 26th January 2013

A picture of Great Tew in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 9th July 2012

A picture of Godington in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 8th July 2012

A picture of Hardwick in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Macclesfield Canal in the town of Kidsgrove, in the county of Staffordshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve in the town of Calvert, in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Great Tew in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Hillesden in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Hillesden in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Brill in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Godington in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Godington in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Rushbeds Wood Nature Reserve in the town of Wotton Underwood, in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Rushbeds Wood Nature Reserve in the town of Wotton Underwood, in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Rushbeds Wood Nature Reserve in the town of Wotton Underwood, in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Botolph Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

A picture of Steeple Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Submitted on 7th July 2012

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The Dissolution of the Monasteries happened between 1536 and 1540, lasting 4 years, and was started after the pope refused King Henry VIII permission to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Henry then broke away from the Catholic Church and formed the 'Church of England' of which he became head. He then went about the seizure and destruction of over 800 Roman Catholic Abbeys, Monasteries and convents across England, Wales and Ireland, using the proceeds from the seized wealth to help fund his wars against Scotland and France.

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