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 INTRODUCTION

The United Kingdom, seen from our perspective, appears as a traditionalist and
conservative country, constitutional monarchy, at first sight, as a developed country
with its main needs already satisfied, understood as main needs: health, education,
distribution of resources, etc.

British religious history has been predominantly Christian. It has been

characterized with the aid of conflict among Roman Catholics and Protestants
and with the aid of department into separate Protestant churches and sects. But it
has also included non-Christian faiths, along with Judaism, and companies with
humanist and special beliefs.
 RELIGION

Henry VIII is probably the most famous of the English kings. His reign resulted in
the creation of an independent church, with no obedience to Rome. Henry VIII
owes part of his fame to the succession of wives, of whom at least two were
executed. His turbulent sentimental life was not the only reason that justified the
break with the Catholic Church.
Henry VIII was ideologically a convinced Catholic. Nevertheless, in 1534, he
became the head of the Anglican Church. The monasteries were abolished, but
there were no major doctrinal changes. Many consider that Henry VIII wanted the
church to remain Catholic, although without obeying Rome.
Henry VIII was desperate to have male offspring since, until then, his wife had only
had girls. When the Vatican denied him permission to divorce, he was furious and
decided to establish his own faith the Church of England and proclaimed himself
head of the church.
Catholicism had a short resurgence during the reign of Queen Mary 1553, but the
Anglican Church was re-established by Queen Elizabeth in 1558 and has been the
official religion ever since. Today, all sovereigns must swear to uphold and protect
the Anglican faith and are expected to marry Protestants.

The main reason for the break with Rome was the refusal of Pope Clement VII to
annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so that he could marry Anne Boleyn.
Catherine was the aunt of Emperor Charles I of Spain.
The Pope was a vacillating figure dependent on King Charles I of Spain and King
Francis of France. The church, then, was both a limit to royal power and a potential
source of foreign influence.
On the death of Henry VIII, his only son, Edward VI, came to power and died six
years later while still a teenager. Queen Mary I, the only daughter of Catherine of
Aragon and Henry VIII, assumes power. She receives the nickname of 'Mary the
Bloody' for her persecution of Protestantism with the aim of restoring the Catholic
faith. Her reign was short 1553-1558. She failed in her attempts to re-establish the
Catholic faith and give a son to her husband, Philip II.
After the brief reign of Mary I, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn,
Elizabeth I of England, assumed the throne. - With her also returns the religious
reform: Act of Supremacy 1559 re-establishes the queen as head of the church;
Act of Uniformity (1559) establishes the same rite throughout the kingdom. The
queen remained single throughout her life. Hence, the term "virgin queen. All
subsequent attempts to re-impose the Catholic faith were doomed to failure,
expulsion from power James II Stuart or loss of life Mary Stuart.
The Anglican religion should be understood as "Reformed Catholic" rather than
Protestant. It is based on the Holy Scriptures, the teachings of the church fathers
Catholic based and some Protestant principles. It is organized by dioceses, with
bishops leading each one of them. The country is divided into two large
archdioceses, Canterbury (which has supremacy) and York. Queen Elizabeth II is
the head of the church.
There are branches closer to Catholicism (High Church) and closer to the
Protestant tradition (Low Church). It is a more progressive religion in many
respects compared to Catholicism, although this has also led to confrontations. He
has ordained women as deacons since 1987, as priests since 1994 and as bishops
since 2008. Currently, there is division over the celebration of gay marriages and
the ordination of gay bishops (New Hampshire). Church attendance has been
declining since 1890. Between 1968 and 1999, it fell from 3.5% of the population to
only 1.9% The prospects for the future are not encouraging.
The official religion is Christianity, whose head is the monarch of the United
Kingdom. The Presbyterian religion is the national church of Scotland. Baptist,
Adventist or Quakerism are also professed, as well as Catholicism, which is the
second most important, Islam and Judaism forming the largest group. There is
freedom of worship, although the constituent countries, such as the regions of
Northern Ireland and Wales, are declared confessional or secular states. Since the
Elizabethan era, the Anglican or Orthodox Church has been proclaimed.
Although religion in the United Kingdom is a personal right and there is free
exercise of worship, the Anglican Church is the legally recognized official religion of
the State. The majority of the population is Christian, about 71 per cent, and is
made up mostly of members of the Roman Apostolic Church and the Anglican
Church.
Religion in the UK also includes such cults as Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam
and Sikhism. Around 23% of the population do not practice any religion. An
important religion in the UK is also Islam, as one of the largest Muslim communities
in Europe is located there.
In Scotland, there are over 2 million members of the Presbyterian Church, which is
recognized as the official church of Scotland, and in Northern Ireland, the majority
of the population is divided into Catholics and Protestants. In Wales, on the other
hand, there is no officially established church, since the overthrow of the Anglican
Church in 1920, but the most popular are the Methodist and Baptist churches.
 CONCLUSION

The conclusion we have drawn is that the British Empire was unstoppable, and had
a force feared by many, they knew how to use their resources and that is what they
did.
Britain has expanded around the world to become a world power.
We can also see that it is a country that respects its customs and traditions, but
these do not hinder its political and social development.