Furness Abbey, the second wealthiest Cistercian house in England, was dissolved in April 1537 immediately after Bigod's revolt gave the Crown its pretext. The abbot was threatened with attainder and effectively coerced into surrendering. The dissolution of Furness with its enormous Lancashire and Cumbrian estates was a massive transfer of wealth and power that reshaped the northwest.
Royal commissioners under threat of military force
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