At the same time the King made himself the Head of the Church and then dissolved the monasteries.

Between 1536 and 1540, however, Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, thereby removing the seats of the abbots.

In 1538 Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.

Johann Hefentreger was appointed visitor and later implemented the order of the two counts to dissolve the monasteries, following the Hessian example.

Part of Cromwell's drive to dissolve the monasteries is explained by his low opinion of monks and friars.

In the late 1530s Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.

After Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1541, the abbey fell into ruins and its stone has since been used in other buildings.

All of the above religious houses were closed in about 1540, when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.

It was suppressed in 1530s when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.

He became effective leader of the Irish opposition to the plan to dissolve the Irish monasteries and was asked to raise the matter with the King.