With the rise of universities in England in the 12th century, monasteries gradually lost their key status in the intellectual activities. Monasteries and mendicant orders sent their representatives to universities for further education. They set up their own colleges, obtained the priority of studying theology directly by struggling with universities. Due to the attitude towards study, friars paid more attention to education with the aim of preaching, and dominated the forum of the universities. Because of the dissolution of monasteries in 1530s, monks and friars were obliged to leave the univ...
