from the Catholic Church and his creation of the Church of England, which had never been done by any king before."The poor shall grieve to see that day and who did feast must fast and pray. Fate so decreed their overthrow, riches brought pride, and pride brought woe".King Henry VIII wanted to take control of all the land and property owned by the monasteries in order to enrich himself. He did this by forcing the monasteries to surrender all their property, and then he dissolved, or abolished the monasteries and expelled the monks. The poor were ultimately the ones that suffered, because the monasteries had been the source of most charity, and fed and gave alms to the poor. With the monasteries all abolished, all of the former funds used for charity went into the king's treasury instead of being used to help the poor. Mother Shipton then says this fall of the church was inevitable; as the church became more wealthy they became more prideful. Their lack of humility had ultimately led to their downfall. Prophecy of the end of times The most famous claimed edition of Mother Shipton's prophecies foretells many modern events and phenomena. Widely quoted today as if it were the original, it contains over a hundred prophetic rhymed couplets. But the language is notably non-16th century. This edition includes the now-famous lines:The world to an end shall come In eighteen hundred and eighty one. This version was not published until 1862. More than a decade later, its true author, Charles Hindley, admitted in print that he had created the manuscript. This fictional prophecy was published over the years with different dates and in (or about) several countries. The booklet The Life and Prophecies of Ursula Sontheil better known as Mother Shipton (1920s, and repeatedly reprinted) predicted the world would end in 1991. (In the late 1970s, many news articles were published about Mother Shipton and her prophecy that the world would end—these accounts said it would occur in 1981.) Among other well-known lines from Hindley's fictional version (often quoted as if they were original) are: <blockquote> <poem> A Carriage without a horse shall go;Disaster fill the world with woe... In water iron then shall float,As easy as a wooden boat.</poem></blockquote> Historicity Based on contemporary references to her and countless resources detailing the events of her life, historians believe Mother Shipton was a real woman, born