The dissolution of Llanthony Priory in the Black Mountains of Monmouthshire provoked the grievances of local Welsh communities who had long depended on the Augustinian house. Crown commissioners required armed escort to survey and dissolve the priory. The remote location in the Black Mountains made the operation difficult and the local Welsh community deeply resentful of the disruption to their spiritual and economic life.
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