The Dissolution in One Diagram: The Fall of Glastonbury Abbey as a Wealth Flow Architecture

The Dissolution in One Diagram

The Fall of Glastonbury Abbey as a Wealth Flow Architecture

Sometimes the cleanest way to see a system is to strip it down to its flows. Here is Glastonbury Abbey’s collapse reduced to a single diagram: wealth nodes, seizure mechanisms, redistribution, and insulation.

[ Wealth Node ]
Glastonbury Abbey Lands, Treasure, Legitimacy
    |
    v
[ Seizure Layer ]
Royal Supremacy + Violence + Treason Charges
    |
    v
[ Redistribution Layer ]
Crown → Courtiers → Tudor Gentry
    |
    v
[ Insulation Layer ]
Narrative of "Reform" → Religious Cover Story

This flow wasn’t accidental. It was a systematic reallocation of capital, disguised as theology. Glastonbury Abbey wasn’t simply destroyed — it was absorbed, repurposed, and neutralized.

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