Following the dissolution of the lesser monasteries of England
in 1536, in which houses with a yearly income of under two hundred
pounds were forced to close, Thomas Cromwell begins a visitation of
the greater monasteries. They are dissolved the following year.
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Editors, Litencyc. "The visitation of the greater monasteries in England begins". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14595, accessed 19 March 2024.]
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