Cardinal Wolsey’s eventual successor, Thomas Cromwell, began the dissolution of every English monastery in 1536, under Henry VIII’s instruction.

Cardinal Wolsey’s eventual successor, Thomas Cromwell, began the dissolution of every English monastery in 1536, under Henry VIII’s instruction. More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey (English ...

A historical charity is searching for descendants of rioters involved in the storming of an abbey 500 years ago. More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with ...

Cardinal Wolsey’s eventual successor, Thomas Cromwell, began the dissolution of every English monastery in 1536, under Henry VIII’s instruction. More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey (English ...

Cardinal Wolsey’s eventual successor, Thomas Cromwell, began the dissolution of every English monastery in 1536, under Henry VIII’s instruction.

In 1525, the forced closure of Bayham Abbey by Cardinal Wolsey ignited a riot so fierce it alarmed the king’s court – a forgotten prelude to the storm that would soon engulf English monastic ...

Today, Wednesday 4 June, marks the 500th anniversary of the Bayham Abbey Uprising, where more than 100 men launched a violent protest against Cardinal ...

A historical charity is searching for descendants of rioters involved in the storming of an abbey 500 years ago. More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with ...

More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with makeshift weapons, in protest at its closure as part of religious reforms.