Matthew Paris’s manuscripts: working books and artefacts in medieval and modern collections by Dunning, ANJ

“…These include the monks of St Albans; connoisseurs such as Matthew Parker (1504–75) and Robert Cotton (1571–1631) who acquired manuscripts following the dissolution of the monasteries; and institutional libraries, who continue to conserve and present these objects in new ways.…”

Oxford University in the reign of Mary Tudor by Carpenter, T

“…After decades of trauma which had left the University poor, empty and (literally, in some parts) crumbling, Mary’s reign gave the University a purpose, something which had been difficult to discern since the Dissolution of the Monasteries had deprived it of a large proportion of its students and lecturers. …”

The Contradictions of Saint Paul’s Cathedral by Ilaria Bortot, Harry Ellerd-Cheers

“…It witnessed the Norman Conquest, the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, and the Great Fire, and it was the symbol of the English strength and resistance in World War II. …”
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Guthlac by Crawford, J, Crawford, Jane

“…By the time of the dissolution of the monasteries the Guthlac cult was, everywhere except at its centre in Crowland apparently waning and his legend was giving way in service books and dedications to other growing cults.…”