Was the main religion in England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland during the two World Wars?

Answer 1

The religion was Christian, as it is today.

Officially the Anglican church was the main denomination within Christianity. The head of this church is Jesus Christ (and not the pope). The Queen/King of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth (currently her majesty Queen Elizabeth II) is the Supreme Governor of this church (under Chriist) and selects the religious and spiritual leader which is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

However, in 1914 there were many other denominations in Great Britain as well as Anglicanism. The Methodist, Congregationalist, Presbytarian, Pentecostal and Baptist denominations were also very strong especially in Wales and Cornwall, and the Society of Friends (the Quakers) were strong especially in the midlands where they helped set up large confectionary factories like Cadbury's and Fry's. In Scotland the presbytarian church and the Kirk were very strong although there were also some Episcopalian churches too.

In addition to these, there were a small number of Roman Catholics and other denominations of the Christian Church such as the Salvation Army and Plymouth Bretheren.

Apart from Christianity, there were a few other minority religions, probably dominated by Judaism where, in areas of London especially there were Jewish communities.

Answer 2

The religion was almost exlusively Christianity. Within this the main Christian denomination in England was the Church of England, although there were many Methodists, Baptists, Prebyterians and other Protestant churches. There was a small Catholic population. In Wales, the Church iin Wales was prevalent (a province of the Anglican Church) but the other protestant churches (eg Welsh Congregationalist, Baptist methodist) etc were also very strong. In Scotland the Episcopal Church (a province of the Anglican Church) was strong but also many went to the Kirk - another protestant group. In Northern Ireland there were many protestants (Anglican Province of the Church of Ireland) plus other protestant denominations, but also a large Roman Catholic population - a remnant from the united Ireland of the previous century. There were very few other religions (eg Judaism, Sikkhism, Islam, Hinduism Buddhism etc) because most of these grew after the large immigrant population came to the UK especially during the 60s, 70s and 80s. Any groups of these people large enough to organise their own places of worship tended to be exclusively in large cities like London and Birmingham. In the last few years, the Catholic population has grown because of a large influx of Polish and other Eastern European immigrants who come to the UK to work in bettter working conditions than they would experience in their own countries.

Answer 3

During World War 1, most people in England belonged to the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church. There was also a Catholic minority.

Answer 4

The main religion of Great Britain in WW1 was Anglicanism.

Answer 5

Anglicism