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History Stuff
Category: Relationships and Society > Religion Asked by: dprk007-ga List Price: $10.00 |
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28 Jun 2006 17:58 PDT
Expires: 28 Jul 2006 17:58 PDT Question ID: 741899 |
During the reign of HENRY VII (Please note not Henry the eight) what was the breakdown by percentage of what faiths people were in ENGLAND, SCOTLAND , WALES and IRELAND(Catholic, presbyterian, jewish, atheist, Muslim etc) Regards DPRK007 |
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Re: History Stuff
From: myoarin-ga on 29 Jun 2006 03:08 PDT |
The reign of Henry VII (1485-1509) predates Protestantism in England (Calvinism, Presbyterians). Edward I expelled all Jews from England in 1290. This may not have been 100% effective, but in Henry VII's time, persecution of Jews was common (expelled from Spain in 1492 and subsequently badly persecuted), so it can be expected that any Jews remaining in England kept a very low profile, also because it was not until Cromwell that Jews were allowed back into England in the mid 1600s. This BBC site and others indicate that Muslims were first present in England in the 16th century: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/features/awareness/index.shtml Open atheists were also not tolerated in those times, accused of blasphemy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law_in_the_United_Kingdom I doubt that there are any statistics on what you ask, indeed, that there is any record of persons of those faiths living in England during that time. |
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From: dprk007-ga on 29 Jun 2006 16:34 PDT |
Hi Myoarin Very Interesting comment. It would seem that ENgland ,Scotland, Ireland and Wales were 100 % Catholic (not always voluntary of course) DPRK007 |
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From: pinkfreud-ga on 29 Jun 2006 16:39 PDT |
I've done a lot of reading about the Tudor period, and I believe Myorin is right on target (as usual). Although there almost certainly were freethinkers and those who espoused religions other than Catholicism, they'd have kept mum about their beliefs if they valued their lives. |
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From: pinkfreud-ga on 29 Jun 2006 16:46 PDT |
I apologize for misspelling Myoarin's name in my comment above. My fingers are not very smart today, and they keep making typographical errors that my brain is too addled to notice. |
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Re: History Stuff
From: myoarin-ga on 29 Jun 2006 17:43 PDT |
Hmmm, kinda nice, actually. Suddenly reminded me of Eeyore. "Eeyore, a very gloomy, blue-gray donkey, is stuffed with sawdust. Despite this, Eeyore is a very intelligent animal, although he keeps most of his knowledge to himself. That's why he is very quiet most of the time and a bit depressed." http://www.just-pooh.com/eeyore.html Well, the "stuffed with sawdust" is applicable. ;) |
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From: tutuzdad-ga on 29 Jun 2006 17:53 PDT |
" The old grey donkey, Eeyore stood by himself in a thistly corner of the Forest, his front feet well apart, his head on one side, and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, "Why?" and sometimes he thought, "Wherefore?" and sometimes he thought, "Inasmuch as which?" and sometimes he didn't quite know what he was thinking about. " -- from "The Pooh Book of Quotations" by A. A. Milne http://www.eeyoreshideaway.com/eeyore/quotes/ |
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Re: History Stuff
From: thursdaylast23-ga on 30 Jun 2006 07:41 PDT |
Yes, I'd agree that during the period in question, in "official" terms, everyone was Catholic, and that there are few "official" records of dissenters, except perhaps in the 24 people executed for "heresy" during the reign of Henry VII. However, you'd have to dig up the original court records of the examinations (if they're available) to find out what constituted "heresy" in each case: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUDheretics.htm There are written records remaining of people's opposition to official state religion and adherence to other beliefs (letters, diaries, "unofficial" pamphlets, court examinations, works smuggled out of England and published abroad, etc.), some of which are in internet databases, but not in the form of the regularized statistics you seek. Religions outside the state church weren't alternatives: they were treason (as was practicing Catholicism in the later Tudor period). |
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