1. The work due for today is…
FLIP LEARNING
TASK:
Finish planning the answer to the question. (we will be going over this next lesson)
Tudor Revision Grids You need to have completed HVII and HVIII government and religion. You have 3 weeks.
You should have also created for last lesson ‘What was the dissolution of the monasteries?’ graphic organiser.
The work due for today is…

2. What was the dissolution of the monasteries?
Good learning:
Understand the role of the monasteries
Great learning:
Explain how the monasteries went in to decline and what happened during the dissolution of the monasteries
Even better:
Evaluate the effects of the dissolution of the monasteries
Key Words:
Monasticism
How far did intellectual and religious ideas change and develop and with what effects?

3. What was the role of Monastery?
In the early Sixteenth Century there were at least 825 religious houses in England and Wales. Over 500 of these were monasteries, the others being nunneries and friaries. However, by 1540 they were all closed, which had huge implications for society and the economy as a whole, as well as the implications for religious practices. It clearly demonstrated just how much power both King and Parliament had and were prepared to use in the 1530s. So why were monasteries so important?
Task:
Read the first 2 paragraphs of information on page 79 and create a picture diagram (you are not allowed to use anymore that 5 words in total) to show the role of the monastery. You need to think about what happened there, what it provided for the community and the reputation it had.

4. Why did Monasteries start to go in to decline?
Task:
Read the last 3 paragraphs on page 79 and the information on page 80:
1. What was the main reason for the decline in the monasteries by the sixteenth century?
2. What was the main reason given for closing the monasteries based on the survey by Cromwell in 1535?
3.Also including your answer to question 2 and use the bullet points on page 80, list in order of importance (from the most important to least important) the reasons why the monasteries were dissolved. You should explain your positioning.
The precedent for dissolving monasteries had already existed by the 1530s. Wolsey had secured the dissolution of around 20 houses in the 1520s to fund the establishment of Cardinal College. Some people have argued that their decline was a result of the fact they had lost their sense of direction and their past image is what was keeping them alive. That in fact many of the larger monasteries had now become more like businesses with huge resources in both land and buildings. The ease and speed they were able to be dissolved also supports this argument. However, there were some who were still flourishing right up to the final days.

5. The dissolution of the monasteries
Cromwell adopted a three part approach to ridding the country of its monasteries. First, he gathered evidence to show that religious houses were unfit to continue. Second, he began to dissolve smaller monasteries. Finally, he oved to abolish the rest.
TASK:
First I would like you to make a copy of the graph on the next slide and then using the information you have been given on the slide 6 (you can cut it out and stick it on if you prefer) I would like you to:
Plot it in chorological order along based on the timeline at the bottom.
Decide how much power the monasteries have at each stage and place it accordingly (this first one has been done for you). Explain your positioning of each one
Key Chronology:
1535 – Compilation of the Valor Ecclesiasticus (a survey to discover exactly how wealthy the Church was)
Also the start of the visitations to the monasteries.
1536 – Act to dissolve the smaller monasteries
1539 – Act to dissolve the remaining monasteries
1540 – all religious houses dissolved

6. The dissolution of the monasteries

8. What effect did the dissolution of the monasteries have?
Within 5 years Cromwell had managed to end a tradition which had span across the previous 5 centuries. The dissolution of the monasteries had huge implications in many areas. Complete the mind map below using the information on page
Dissolution of the monasteries
Culture
The monasteries, monks and nuns themselves
The King
Nobility
Economy
Society
Challenge:
1. Try and make links between the different elements.
2. What was affected most by the dissolution of the monasteries

9. The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
FLIP LEARNING
TASK:
Watch the mind of a Tyrant Part 4 and answer the following questions opposite
The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
What impact did Ann Boleyn have on religious change and the dissolution of the monasteries? (look at the progress that takes place in 1535)
Why was the dissolution of the monasteries beneficial to the crown?
How did his approach towards Jane Seymour change compared to his previous wife?
What happened during the Pilgrim of Grace and how was it dealt with?
What impact did it have?
How did the change in religion change his approach towards Europe?
What was Henry’s middle way to religion?
What were the six articles of religion?
What happened to anyone who disagreed with him? Who was this likely to be?
What were the acts of the Privy Council?
What was happening in summer 1541?
What happened to Catherine Howard and why?
What happened once Henry had died with regards to religion?