A picture of Rievaulx Abbey in the town of Helmsley, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 23rd July 2008

A picture of Paddington in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 12th August 2008

A picture of York Minster in the town of York, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 11th September 2008

A picture of County Galway
Submitted on 29th September 2008

A picture of York Minster in the town of York, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 8th October 2008

A picture of County Cork
Submitted on 19th October 2008

A picture of County Cork
Submitted on 19th October 2008

A picture of County Cork
Submitted on 25th October 2008

A picture of Tower of London in the town of London, in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 24th November 2008

A picture of Skipton Castle in the town of Skipton, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 19th December 2008

A picture of Stonehenge in the town of Amesbury, in the county of Wiltshire
Submitted on 3rd February 2009

A picture of County Clare
Submitted on 13th February 2009

A picture of Rievaulx Abbey in the town of Helmsley, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 17th April 2009

A picture of Whitby Abbey in the town of Whitby, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 6th July 2009

A picture of West Lulworth in the county of Dorset
Submitted on 8th September 2009

A picture of West Lulworth in the county of Dorset
Submitted on 8th September 2009

A picture of Lulworth Cove in the town of West Lulworth, in the county of Dorset
Submitted on 8th September 2009

A picture of Headington in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 12th October 2009

A picture of Great Milton in the county of Oxfordshire
Submitted on 12th October 2009

A picture of Christchurch in the county of Dorset
Submitted on 23rd November 2009

A picture of County Dublin
Submitted on 19th December 2009

A picture of County Dublin
Submitted on 19th December 2009

A picture of Dublin in the county of
Submitted on 28th December 2009

A picture of County Cavan
Submitted on 1st February 2010

A picture of County Cavan
Submitted on 26th February 2010

A picture of County Meath
Submitted on 30th March 2010

A picture of Beaulieu Palace House in the town of Beaulieu, in the county of Hampshire
Submitted on 30th March 2010

A picture of Beaulieu Palace House in the town of Beaulieu, in the county of Hampshire
Submitted on 1st April 2010

A picture of County Cavan
Submitted on 8th August 2010

A picture of West Lulworth in the county of Dorset
Submitted on 8th August 2010

A picture of Crediton in the county of Devon
Submitted on 25th November 2010

A picture of Okehampton in the county of Devon
Submitted on 25th November 2010

A picture of West Lulworth in the county of Dorset
Submitted on 2nd January 2011

A picture of Bude in the county of Cornwall
Submitted on 18th March 2011

A picture of Rievaulx Abbey in the town of Helmsley, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 30th June 2008

A picture of County Waterford
Submitted on 12th November 2008

A picture of London in the county of Greater London
Submitted on 24th November 2008

A picture of Knaresborough in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 12th January 2009

A picture of Whitby Abbey in the town of Whitby, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 7th February 2009

A picture of Rievaulx Abbey in the town of Helmsley, in the county of North Yorkshire
Submitted on 7th August 2009

England factsView all

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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