History of Religion in Wales timeline 5u342g
Find out more about the main events in the history of religion in Wales.
Pre-Christian Wales, 25,000 BCE-43 AD 4l5t2g
Archaeological evidence shows the existence of a variety of religious beliefs and rituals.
Romans and the coming of Christianity, 43 AD-410 AD 2w16c
Roman gods and native British gods combined to produce religious hybrids.
The age of the saints 70s2m
Christianity eventually became the religion of the Roman empire.
The Norman threat, 1066-1135 4w2844
With the Pope's blessing King William conquered England in 1066.
Princes and bishops 5t3w2n
The Church was a pawn in the struggle between the native princes and the Marcher lords.
Reformation and dissolution a4rp
Under Henry VIII Wales and England left the Roman Catholic church.
Civil War, 1640-1689 z5q1j
The Restoration saw various Protestant sects persecuted.
The birth of nonconformity kq3p
Religious freedom for dissent was accompanied by a steady rise in literacy.
Hymnwriters and preachers, 1735-1800 384r1o
The beginning of the Methodist Revival in Wales.
A nonconformist people, 1800-1840 593v29
Following the Methodist Revival, a second wave of preachers emerged.
Industrialism and temperance, 1840-1881 515d18
Government reports on Wales portrayed a country of ignorance and moral laxity.
Culture and politics, 1881-1904 46140
Chapel democracy gave Welsh Nonconformity.
The Revival, 1904-1905 6c336z
The 'land of revivals' experienced its biggest one to date.
The growth of secularism, 1905-present 2a4c5e
World War One saw a collapse of the old order across Europe.
Multicultural Wales, present and future 5e4b53
All the major world religions have a presence throughout Wales.
See also d216h
In this section 6v4ch
- Pre-Christian Wales, 25,000 BCE-43 AD
- Romans and the coming of Christianity, 43 AD-410 AD
- The age of the saints
- The Norman threat, 1066-1135
- Princes and bishops
- Reformation and dissolution
- Civil War, 1640-1689
- The birth of nonconformity
- Hymnwriters and preachers, 1735-1800
- A nonconformist people, 1800-1840
- Industrialism and temperance, 1840-1881
- Culture and politics, 1881-1904
- The Revival, 1904-1905
- The growth of secularism, 1905-present
- Multicultural Wales, present and future
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