Dissolution of the Monasteries Timeline

The Act of Supremacy declares Henry VIII of England the head of the Church in England and not the Pope.

Thomas Cromwell and a team of inspectors compile the Valor Ecclesiasticus, a record of all the wealth and income of monastic institutions in England and Wales.

Henry VIII of England and Thomas Cromwell push a bill through Parliament which begins the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales.

The Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular uprising against religious changes made by Henry VIII of England, marches in the north of England.

Parliament passes an act to close all monasteries in England and Wales regardless of size.

Waltham Abbey in Essex is the last monastery to close in England.