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There is estimated to be around 45.26 million English people currently living in England, with a further 40 million living elsewhere in the world. However, it is impossible to classify one ethnicity as being "English" - the English are primarily descended from the Anglo-Saxonsand other Germanic tribes that migrated to Great Britain following the end of the Roman occupation of Britain, with assimilation of later migrants such as the Vikings and Normans.
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∙ 12y agoThe Church of England has the largest following of any denomination or faith in Great Britain.
According to the Official Church of England wedsite, more than 2.4 million in England regard themselves as belonging to the Church of England, while 36 million consider themselves Christian.
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Which group of people settled in New England because they disagree with many practices of the Church of England?
They most disagreed with the British king because the British king said that everyone in Great Britain had to belong to the English Church, and the people who started the 13 colonies did not want that. So, you could say that they most disagreed with the British king saying everyone had to belong to the English Church.
Why was Virginia colony?
some people did not want to belong to the Church of England
What church did most people belong to after King Henry VIII's rule?
The Church of England. The Catholic Church did hold services in secret and in hidden places.
Which group of English people wanted to break away from the Anglican Church (church of England )?
puitans
Which group of English people wanted to break away from the Anglican Church (Church of England)?
puitans
What is British religion?
The state religion in the UK is the Church of England, a variety of Christianity, but many people belong to other religions and many people do not regularly attend any form of worship, even if they nominally belong to a religion.
What is the English religion?
Most people in England are Christians (about 72%); the largest Christian denomination in England is the Anglican Church.
What did the pilgrims have?
(1) They disagreed with the religious teaching of the church of England. (2) The church of England was the same as the Government of England. (3) Pilgrims had different beliefs than the rest of the English people.
Why did William Shakespeare get baptism?
Shakespeare was baptised on April 26, 1564, because it was illegal for people in England not to belong to the Church of England. Had his parents failed to bring him to the church for baptism, they would be subject to criminal prosecution.
What were English Calvinists who sought a thorough cleansing from within the church of England?
To get an answer to your question, you would have to specify what period of the Church you were looking at. There have been people reforming the Church in England for many centuries.
What did the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840?
England had an empire still, there was a prime minister in charge of the country, there was a ceremonial king/queen, it was still called England, guns were still used, English people still spoke English, and the people still believed in the Church of England.
Did the puritans want to purify the Church of England?
The puritans were a group of English Protestants that were dissatisfied with the Church of England. These people were named "Puritans" because of their goal, to "purify" the Church of England and to make it less like the Roman Church. They felt the morals were incorrect and all other traditions.
