the Dissolution of the Monasteries
/ðə dɪsəˌluːʃn əv ðə ˈmɒnəstriz/
/ðə dɪsəˌluːʃn əv ðə ˈmɑːnəsteriz/
- the destruction or sale of buildings and land belonging to religious communities in England by King Henry VIII (between 1536 and 1541) after he became head of the Church of England. Henry wanted to make the Church less powerful and he needed money. Many people in England at the time felt that the Church was too rich and wasted its great wealth, so Henry had little difficulty in taking the Church's wealth for himself, although many fine old buildings were destroyed.
修道院的解散：亨利八世国王（1536年至1541年之间）成为英格兰教会负责人后，摧毁或出售了英格兰宗教社区的建筑物和土地。亨利想让教会的权力减弱，所以他需要钱。当时英格兰的许多人都觉得教堂太富有了，浪费了自己的巨额财富，因此尽管许多精美的老建筑被毁了，亨利也毫不费力地为自己夺走了教堂的财富。