What religions are there in Britain?

The main religions in Britain are Anglican Church and Catholicism, and there are smaller religious groups, such as Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism.

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The Rise of Religion in Britain

The Reformation in England was a series of events that took place in England in the16th century, aiming to make the English Church out of the control of the Pope and the Holy See.

In the early days of Tudor rule, the Church of England was controlled by the Holy See. At that time, the Church of England controlled about one-third of the real estate in Britain, and its wealth accounted for about one-fifth of the total wealth in the country. The Roman church not only made a lot of money from Britain, but also intervened in British religious affairs.

With the spread of humanism and the idea of religious reform, anti-church sentiment in all walks of life in Britain is rising day by day. The new bourgeoisie and new noble demanded to seize the land and other property of the church, while the increasingly powerful autocratic dynasty tried to use the church as a tool of absolute monarchy. In this context, King Henry VIII of England carried out a top-down religious reform movement.

/kloc-In the middle of the 6th century, during the reign of Mary I, Catholicism briefly made a comeback in Britain. However, after her successor Elizabeth I came to power, she quickly restored the Anglican Church and promulgated a series of decrees and measures to consolidate the achievements of the religious reform.

In this religious reform movement, a large part of the property deprived by the Catholic church fell into the hands of the emerging bourgeoisie, further promoting the development of capitalism; In addition, the Reformation denied the absolute authority of the Roman Catholic Church, liberated people's minds and laid the foundation for the rise and development of capitalism.

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