The Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales - Hugh Willmott
Monastic England and Wales at the Dissolution
The Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales - Hugh Willmott
Hugh Willmott [+]
University of Sheffield
Hugh Willmott is Senior Lecturer in European Historical Archaeology at the University of Sheffield.
Description
An overview of monastic England and Wales on the eve of the Dissolution is presented, outlining the range of assets that were to fall into secular hands. This is followed by a discussion of how the closure of the monasteries was so efficiently enacted by the agents of the crown.