sentences:  The common name for Carthusian monasteries, Charterhouse, was an Anglicisation of "La Grande Chartreuse", whose order founded the monastery.The Charterhouse was dissolved as a monastery in 1537, and in 1545 was purchased by Sir Edward (later Lord) North (c. 1496–1564) and transformed into a mansion house.Following North's death, the property was bought by Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who was imprisoned there in 1570 after scheming to marry Mary, Queen of Scots.