St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848.
St Augustine's Abbey, one of the most important monasteries in England, is dissolved as its Abbot John Essex and 30 monk
St Augustine's Abbey, one of the most important monasteries in England, is dissolved as its Abbot John Essex and 30 monks leave voluntarily before it is ransacked [1]
Historical Significance
St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England.
Events Before
First printing in England of the complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew's Bible," with translations by William Ty
First printing in England of the complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew's Bible," with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale (an update of the earlier "Coverdale Bible") [exact month/day unclear] [1]
Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England
Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England
French troops invade Flanders
French troops invade Flanders
Strategic city of Santa Cruz de Mompox founded on the Magdalena River (modern Colombia) by Spanish conquistadors
Strategic city of Santa Cruz de Mompox founded on the Magdalena River (modern Colombia) by Spanish conquistadors
Resistance of Bomy: French-Dutch ceasefire
Resistance of Bomy: French-Dutch ceasefire
Events After
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's expedition of 10 ships and 700 men lands in Florida
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's expedition of 10 ships and 700 men lands in Florida
English King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, his 4th wife
Anne of Cleves (German: Anna von Kleve; 28 June or 22 September 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of Henry VIII.
Emperor Charles receives Cardinal Pole in Toledo
Emperor Charles receives Cardinal Pole in Toledo
Jews of Tyrnau, Hungary (Trnava, Czechia) are expelled
Jews of Tyrnau, Hungary (Trnava, Czechia) are expelled
Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt
Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt
More from the 1530s
King Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church of England
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England's King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn, his 2nd wife
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Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
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English King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by Pope Clement VII
English King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by Pope Clement VII
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