how can henry viii's decision to dissolve the monasteries can be explained by the crowns financial problems that had developed since henry became king in 1509

economic causes monasteries dissolution

- monasteries wealthy institutions - 1535 henry instructed cromwell to survey the of a property and value of smaller monasteries.= the valor ecclesiasticus - survey showed monasteries had the potential to double the crowns annual income . - During this time henry needed money to further his ambitions abroad, seizing the assets of the monasteries was a tempting concept . -- ( this could be a separate point or under economic / power cause ) - seizure of monastic lands would also give the crown additional property to distribute a way of buying support from the nobility and gentry at a difficult time.

monasteries context

-nuns,monks + other members of clergy often hermited themselves in monasteries, nonetheless important part of local life. -places of shelter and sanctuary for travelers, sources of medicine and food for the needy and education for the wealthy

causes of monastery dissolution

(religious)vanishing high regard/ corruption - (economic) wealth benefit - (socio-poitical) served as reminders of catholocism, conflicted with aspects of religious reformation , church supremacy

wolsey and monasteries

Between 1524 and 1527, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey had already embarked on a reform project, closing thirty monasteries, notably in Ipswich, his hometown, and Oxford, where he had studied. The profits from the operation were used to build public educational institutions. After closing the priory of Saint Frideswide, Wolsey founded Cardinal College, which was to become the college of Christ Church (Oxford).

why?

The dissolution of monasteries happened after King Henry VIII's break with the Church of Rome. Henry VIII believed he could maximise the country's wealth by confiscating the Church's assets. During the dissolution of monasteries, many precious books were destroyed, and the number of poor people (who had previously been helped by the church) augmented. ( u could say economic reasons, political reason in terms of break w/ rome and religious reason more specific reformation ?)

laws

two major laws. The first law of dissolution of the monasteries of 1534 seized any ecclesiastical domain and declared "Property of the State" all the monasteries and churches that earned less than 200 pounds annually; the second law of 1538 concerned those whose annual income exceeded 200 pounds.

socio-political causes of monastery dissolution

monasteries permanent reminders of catholic church - although monks and nuns had been forced to swear an oath recognizing henry as head of church - they were potential centers for resistance to royal supremacy - primary role of monasteries - to pray for the salvation of souls- was not in keeping with new protestant theology of individual faith in God. - for those critics of the church who wanted genuine reform along protestant lines, the monasteries were outdated and irrelevant instiutions

Causes of Dissolution of monasteries: religious corruption

we know they used to be good and they're hella important but -but by 16ce high regard vanished, regular clergy members declined to around 10,000 and some monasteries housed fewer than a dozen monks -OG monks and nuns devoted lives to prayer and da simple life tings but eventually got servants and accumulated luxuries bought by money renting out their land. ----------------------------------------------------------- this decline gave Henry + Cromwell first ( not most important tho) reason for dissolving tings , as head of church Henry could carry out inspections on any religious establishment -survey 1535 carried out on Cromwells orders , discovered corruption common in English/welsh monasteries giving Henry excuse to close them - realistically, level of corruption probs not much worse in clergy as a whole but Cromwell instructed commissioners to find most damaging pieces of evidence about each institution that they visited , even if listening to unfounded gossip and rumors - historians tend to dismiss this official reason for dissolution and instead look at ..