Dissolution of the Monasteries, the


Definition: Meaning of, Dissolution of the Monasteries, the in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɒv;(ə)v ðə;ðɪ;ðiː ðə;ðɪ;ðiː /

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  1. the closing of all the MONASTERIES in England in the 1530s, during the Reformation. King Henry VIII ordered the MONASTERIES to be closed, and sold their property in order to increase his own wealth and power.
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