The abbey was founded by Henry I in 1121, and the king was buried there.
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The location of Reading Abbey, which was founded by King Henry I in 1121, was chosen because of its proximity to the Thames and the Kennet.
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Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by King Henry I.
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The Triforium was built in the 13th century by Henry III and offers spectacular views of the rest of the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.
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"Henry VIII didn't like the power and wealth of this abbey so sent his men here to desecrate it, " she said.
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By 960 AD, the church had become a Benedictine monastery, and the Abbey's black-robed monks were familiar figures at Westminster for almost 600 years, until Henry VIII split from Rome.
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