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When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1536-41, they were portrayed as greedy, immoral, practically brothels, full of fake relics and miracles, etc. How much of this was truth and how much was propaganda?

by /u/hisholinessleoxiii in /r/AskHistorians

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