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Religion in Great Britain — Религия в Великобритании

British religion used to be closely connected with kings, queens and politics. England was a Roman Catholic country until 1534.
In 1525 King Henry VIII decided to divorce his queen, Catherine of Aragon, because he fell in love with Anne Boleyn. But when Henry asked the Pope for permission to divorce Catherine, he refused.
Henry was so angry with the Pope that he ended all contact between England and Rome. He divorced Catherine of Aragon without the Pope’s permission and married Anne Boleyn.
In 1534 Parliament named Henry head of the Church of England. This was the beginning of the Anglican Church. The Anglican Church did not start as a Protestant Church and Henry certainly did not regard himself as a Protestant. However the Protestant movement in Europe was growing very strong at that time. When Henry quarreled with Rome and ordered the Bible to be translated into English, the way was open for Protestantism to spread in England.
Over the next years many

people changed to this new religion. In 1553 Mary, Henry’s daughter by Catherine of Aragon, became Queen of England. The country re-entered the Roman Church, because she was a Roman Catholic.
Protestants were glad when Mary died, because while she was Queen, many Protestants were burned for their beliefs. After Marry, Elizabeth became head of the Anglican Church and Roman Catholicism was never again the official religion in England.
The Church of England is still the established church in England nowadays. But in spite of the great variety of forms of worship, only a minority of people regularly go to church in Britain today. Most people see Sunday more as a day for relaxing with the family or for doing jobs around the house and the garden.

Религия в Великобритании

Британская религия была тесно связана с королями, королевами и политикой. Англия была римско-католической страной до 1534 года.
В 1525 году король Генрих VIII решил развестись

со своей королевой, Екатериной Арагонской, потому что влюбился в Анну Болейн. Но когда Генрих попросил у папы разрешения на развод с Екатериной, тот отказал.
Генрих был так зол на папу, что разорвал все контакты между Англией и Римом. Он развелся с Екатериной Арагонской без разрешения папы и женился на Анне Болейн.
В 1534 году парламент назвал Генриха главой англиканской церкви. Англиканская церковь не была близкой протестантской церкви, и Генрих, конечно, не чувствовал себя протестантом. Однако протестантское движение в Европе становилось очень сильным в то время. Когда Генрих поссорился с Римом и приказал перевести Библию на английский язык, для протестантизма были открыты пути к распространению в Англии.
В следующие годы много людей приняло эту религию. В 1553 году Мария, дочь Генриха от Екатерины Арагонской, стала королевой Англии. Страна вернулась к римской церкви, так как Мария была римской католичкой.
Протестанты были рады, когда Мария умерла, потому что, когда она была королевой, много протестантов было сожжено за свои убеждения. После Марии главой англиканской церкви стала Елизавета, и римский католицизм больше никогда не был официальной религией Англии.
Церковь Англии все еще влиятельна в стране сегодня. По несмотря на большое разнообразие религиозных верований, только небольшое количество людей регулярно ходит в церковь в Британии сегодня. Большинство людей считают воскресенье днем семейного отдыха или занятий по дому или в саду.

Questions:

1. Was England a Roman Catholic country until 1534?
2. Why did Henry decide to divorce the queen?
3. What was the beginning of the Anglican Church?
4. Were Protestants glad when Mary died?
5. What is the established church in England nowadays?

Vocabulary:

To divorce — развестись
permission — разрешение
the Anglican Church — англиканская церковь

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