The Church of Scotland
The Protestant Church of Scotland (CofS) is the largest religion in Scotland and was formed in 1560, after The Reformation. It follows […]
Category: Religion
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is otherwise known as ‘the Sally Army’ in the UK, where it has around 50,000 followers. It was founded […]
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after the full moon after the spring equinox, which means that most people do not […]
The Reformation
Until 1526, Catholicism held sway in Britain but the combination of esoteric rituals, opulence and Latin pronouncements, though wondrous, was unintelligible to […]
King Edward VIII’s abdication
King Edward VIII (1894-1972) is the only British monarch to have abdicated. He ascended the throne in January 1936, but eleven months […]
St. Augustine
Some say that our first Christian visitors landed in Britain in the year 37. Certainly the religion was being practised long before […]
The Quakers
The Quakers (or the ‘Religious Society of Friends’) were one of the breakaway religious groups which formed during the 11-year British republic in […]
The Druids
The ancient Druids were priests and judges in Britain and Ireland in the centuries before Christianity was disseminated. They did not leave […]
The Catholic Church
In past centuries the Catholic Church played a large part in Britain’s politics, warfare, monarchy and everyday life. It was seen as […]
Welsh Chapels
‘Nonconformist’ religious movements are those which do not belong to the Established Church. In Wales, these include the Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Unitarians, […]