Second Act of Dissolution
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The Second Act of Dissolution, also known as the Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries, was an Act of the Parliament of England (citation 31 Hen. VIII c. 13) passed in 1539 in the reign of Henry VIII which provided for the dissolution of 552 Catholic monasteries and houses remaining after the Dissolution Act of 1536.
For further details, please see the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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- [1] Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries, 1539
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