Edward VI was out for a ride in the countryside when he saw a completely destroyed building. He asked about how it had come to such a condition. He was told that it was once a great monastery and was destroyed during the reign of his father. Edward answered sadly that it was a shame that such a beautiful building should have had such a terrible end.
And he could have taken the same ride in any direction and come upon the same sad view anywhere in England . . . although some of the buildings were razed to the ground completely and left no trace of their former beauty.