The Dissolution: everything you wanted to know
History Extra podcast
Immediate Media
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Dr Hugh Willmott responds to listener questions on Henry VIII’s suppression of the monasteries in the 16th century
In this special live edition of our ‘everything you wanted to know’ series, Dr Hugh Willmott responds to listener questions about the suppression of the monasteries in the 16th century, exploring why Henry VIII targeted religious houses, how they were repurposed, and what happened to the monks and nuns that lived in them.
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| 0:43.4 | Hello and welcome to the History Extra Podcast from BBC History magazine. |
| 0:48.0 | Britain's best-selling History magazine. |
| 0:58.0 | I'm Ellie Corpon. This is the latest in our Everything You Wanted to Know series, |
| 1:03.9 | where we put your questions on a big historical topic to a leading expert. |
| 1:08.9 | Today's subject is the dissolution, and our expert is Dr Hugh Wilmot, |
| 1:14.0 | lecturer in European Historical Archaeology at the University of Sheffield. |
| 1:19.1 | Hugh is the author of a recent book called The dissolution of the Monasteries, |
| 1:23.4 | and he also wrote the cover feature for BBC History magazine's February issue, |
| 1:28.4 | which is on sale now. As you'll notice, the format here is a bit different to usual, |
| 1:33.7 | because this podcast was recorded live with a virtual audience, |
| 1:37.6 | taking questions from the listeners as we were going along. |
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