The Crown, King Henry VIII and the Crown
Dates: English Crown in the reign of Henry VIII
Biography
The Crown received former monastic possessions during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and redistributed many such estates through grants and endowments.
Notes / Sources
This is recorded as an intermediate Crown holding or custody, not as evidence of a private freehold sale.
Research sources:
- Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vol. 8, 1799, Old Romney, p. 441. — https://www.durobrivis.net/hasted/octavo/1799-hasted-o-08.pdf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England
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