# The Reformation: A Catastrophe that made London

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Simon Thurley CBE
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/reformation-catastrophe-made-london)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

On the eve of the Reformation in England 60% of the City of London was owned by religious institutions. It is impossible today to understand how cataclysmic the suppression of the monasteries was.

## Lectures

1. [The Reformation: A Catastrophe that made London](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/reformation-catastrophe-made-london/f3ddd83e699a) (YouTube)