This Lecture will be held on Tuesday 12th June 2012 at 11.00a.m. at The Queen's Hall, Narberth .

Destruction of the Monasteries

The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, refers to the administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries inEngland, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their income, disposed of their assets and provided for their former members.

The Greatest Act of Artistic Vandalism in English History

In just four years the artistic and architectural heritage of Medieval England was swept away in an orgy of vandalism and self-destruction, unparalleled in English history. Over 800 monastic sites were looted of their treasures and their buildings left to rot.

 

 

Lecturer: Mark Corby

Mark is a freelance lecturer in history and architecture.  He has led numerous "adventure" tours to Spain, Sicily, Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, Libya and Ireland.  TV historical presenter for The Real Spartacus, Roman London, Vespasian and The Defeat of the Spanish Armada.