A Research On Disposal Of The Monasterial Property During The Tudors’

During the Reformation, the nationalism and Protestantism brought the disintegration of the supreme position of overlord of the Catholicism, and forced England take its first step out of the Middle Ages. The Tudors took some drastic measures, such as the dissolution of the monastery, which eradicated the root of Catholic in England, and established a solid foundation of politics, economy and religion for a modern England.In England, the monastery is not only a faithful follower of the Pope, but also the largest landowner. From1536to1540, King Henry â…§ who is cash-strapped dissolved all the monasteries in England and confiscated their property whose core was the real estate, which became the largest transfer of real estate in England history since the Norman Conquest. In order to win over his subjects and to relieve the financial crisis as soon as possible, Henry â…§ became the first king of the Tudors who disposal the monasterial property on a large scale.Most of these properties were sold and leased out, only a few of them were granted as gifts or exchanged or used for the "correct" purposes. In the beginning of the great transfer of these properties, the top class-such as nobles and bureaucrat-got the most, and then, most of the first buyers put them on the market again, and finally, the gentry took up the biggest share. The disposal of monasterial property by the Tudors marked the end of the golden age of monasticism and stimulated the enclosure and the rich-poor polarization, which means the social wealth flowed from the top class of the society to the middle which was represented by the gentry, and this great transfer also had lasting effects on the crown, social productivity, culture, charity and so on. It became one of the significant catalysts for England to be the first modern country.