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The great Catholic abbeys and priories, which had been the backbone of the economy, were destroyed by Henry’s troops; social organization was replaced with terror and confusion.
The monasteries and priories — including the very powerful abbey at Furness — assumed total control over all activities, and the residents became serfs to these new landlords.