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Locals reaction to the break with Rome
A small minority of people welcomed the religous change this brought
There was no increase of popular support for the changes
There were executions of some who denied the royal supremacy - most notably Sir Thomas More
Monasteries
Important feature of the appeal of the pre-Reformation Church
Cromwell’s dissolution of the monasteries attacked traditional practices of Catholicism - provoked fears that these reforms may be accompanied by an attack on parish churches
Most important consequence of this was the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536 in Lincolnshire
Long-lasting social consquences
Huge amount of land was removed from the Church and taken by the Crown - theoretically made the king more powerful - however expense of foreign policy led to more selling of Church and monastic property
By 1547 2/3 of monastic land aquired by the Crown had been sold
Monastic / monastery schools had been lost
Monks were rendered unemployed - some regained employment as priests but the unemployment of nuns remained the same
Business opportunities monasteries gave were lost
Dissolution was seen as a potential disaster and communities went to considerable lenghts to protect their monasteries
Northumberland resistance to dissolution
Hexham in Northumberland
Royal commissioners were prevented from beginning the process of dissolution
Due to a mass gathering of armed men / locals outside the monastery
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