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- A previously unseen, long-lost document has revealed "vital" detail about the destruction of the monasteries under Henry VIII. Furness Abbey in Cumbria was the first of England's "greater" monasteries to be dissolved during the King's controversial religious reforms.
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Dec 3, 2021 · A document detailing the process by which Henry VIII dissolved one of England’s wealthiest monasteries has been rediscovered. The Reformation-era blueprint, which discusses the suppression of Furness Abbey, was found recently by an English Heritage historian in the National Archives having been missing for over 500 years.
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Furness was soon to be caught up in the religious changes of the reign of Henry VIII (1509–47). The king’s quest for a male heir caused him to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. Henry broke with Rome and in 1534 was declared head of the Church of England, ‘as far as the law of God allows’.
Dec 6, 2021 · AN HISTORICAL document has been uncovered which reveals details about the dissolution of a Barrow landmark. Dr Michael Carter, English Heritage's senior properties historian, found the document...
Dec 16, 2021 · The document describes how Furness Abbey, one of England’s leading monastic houses, was dissolved in 1537. Furness was the first of the “greater monasteries” in England – those with more than...
Overlooked for almost 500 years, the document details the process of suppressing Furness Abbey, the first of England’s “greater” monasteries to be destroyed.
The Abbey was disestablished and destroyed in 1537 during the English Reformation under the orders of Henry VIII. Recent history. [edit] The abbey now lies in ruins and is on the Cistercian Way – a walk which used to link the abbey with the nearby town of Dalton-in-Furness.
