dissolution of the monasteries
- the abolition of monasteries in England and Wales by Henry Ⅷ under two Acts (1536,1539), in order to replenish his treasury by vesting monastic assets in the Crown and to establish royal supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs废除修道院（亨利八世根据两个法案[1536,1539]在英格兰和威尔士废除了修道院, 以便把修道院的财产交给王室补充国库, 并确立王室对教会事务的决定权）。