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Glastonbury Abbey
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Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled monument, are open as a visitor attraction.
Glastonbury Abbey church ruin seen from the east end of the apse
Glastonbury Abbey church ruin seen from the east end of the apse
St. Edgar's and St. Mary's Chapels, Glastonbury Abbey, c. 1860, by Frank M Good
St. Edgar's and St. Mary's Chapels, Glastonbury Abbey, c. 1860, by Frank M Good
One of the earliest surviving manuscripts, now at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, telling that "Dunstan the abbot gave orders for the writing of this
One of the earliest surviving manuscripts, now at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, telling that "Dunstan the abbot gave orders for the writing of this book"
Photochrom image taken around 1900, showing the unrestored interior of the Lady Chapel
Photochrom image taken around 1900, showing the unrestored interior of the Lady Chapel
Dissolution of the monasteries
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The dissolution of the monasteries, also known as the suppression of the monasteries, was a set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded all Catholic
Glastonbury Abbey
…large tracts of the surrounding land and was instrumental in major drainage projects on the Somerset Levels. The abbey was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII of England. The last abbot, Richard Whiting (Whyting), was hanged, drawn and quartered as a traitor on Glastonbury Tor in 1539…
King Henry VIII c. 1537 by Hans Holbein the Younger. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid.
King Henry VIII c. 1537 by Hans Holbein the Younger. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid.
Desiderius Erasmus by Holbein; Renaissance humanist and influential critic of religious orders. Louvre, Paris.
Desiderius Erasmus by Holbein; Renaissance humanist and influential critic of religious orders. Louvre, Paris.
Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein: Chief Minister for Henry VIII and Vicegerent in Spirituals; created the administrative machinery for the Dissolution.
Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein: Chief Minister for Henry VIII and Vicegerent in Spirituals; created the administrative machinery for the Dissolution. Frick Collection, New York City
Stogursey Priory in Somerset. An alien priory dissolved in 1414 and granted to Eton College
Stogursey Priory in Somerset. An alien priory dissolved in 1414 and granted to Eton College