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HISTORY
GRADE VI
CHAPTER 1.9b – HOW POWERFUL WAS HENRY VIII?
DESTROYING THE MONASTERIES
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Cross the correct answer!
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The main reason of Henry destroying monasteries is because
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He knew that lots of misleading practices in the monasteries
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He wanted to take over the wealth in monasteries
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The monasteries has no use to him in ruling England
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The monasteries has overcome the power of King in England
The behavior that can’t be done by monk and nun in monasteries is
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They were supposed to look after the poor, sick and travelers
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They should eat simple food
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They should behave in Christian manners
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They may marry with men/women
To be able to destroy monasteries, Henry should
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Cooperate with the opposition that also disagreed with the existence of monasteries
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Persuade Church to support what he would do
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Find clear evidence that there were lots of misbehavior done by the monks and nuns
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Create fake evidence that shows monasteries is not aligned with the Church
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The one that in charge for the investigation in the monasteries is
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Richard Beereley
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Thomas Cromwell
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King Henry VIII
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Abbot Hexham
The evidence which stated that the nuns in monasteries has ever given birth more that once
was taken from
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Report on Lampley Convent
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Report on Whitby Abbey
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Report on St. Edmund’s Convent
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Report on Fountains Abbey
Fill in the blanks!
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The drunk habit that is owned by monks in monasteries was stated by Richard Beereley in
form of letter to Thomas Cromwell
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From the report on Fountains Abbey, it is stated that monks in monasteries even had 6
mistresses
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As the result, by the end of 1539 ,there were no working monasteries, convents or abbeys
left in England
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Good report regarding the religious abbot was taken from the report on Woolsthorpe
monastery
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Report on Fountains Abbey stated that there a theft action done by the abbot
Answer the following questions!
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What is Henry’s cunning plan in destroying monasteries?
His plan is to send teams of inspectors our to the monasteries to find out if anything wrong
was going on in them, as it’s supposed to be holy places.
If Henry’s inspectors could find any evidence of bad behavior, then it would give him a
great reason to close the monasteries down.