East Hendred
a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire
Oban
in the county of Argyll & Bute
Drewsteignton
a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon
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in the county of West Yorkshire1 picture
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in the county of Oxfordshire3 pictures (3 comments)
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in the town of Barnard Castle, in the county of County Durham1 picture
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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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