8. RELIGION AND MULTICULTURALISM
Religion:
450 000 BC – 700 BC – Pre-historic period
Earliest human life on the British Isles
Stone age
No cave paintings
Polytheistic religion
Stonehenge
700 BC – 43 AD – Celtic Period
Celtic paganism
Wanted to protect their “sacred knowledge” by not writing it down: only outside sources remain.
43 – 410 – The Roman Period
Parts of Britain were occupied by the Roman Empire
In the beginning: polytheistic
323: Christianity becomes the new official religion
Mixed religion
410-1066 – Anglo-Saxon Period
Paganism, then Christianity monasteries
Battle of Hastings the last battle lost on their homeland
1066 – The Norman Period
No new religion but lots of other changes
Medieval architecture:
Roman architecture (not to be confused with the Roman Empire!!)
Gothic architecture
14th Century – Pre-protestant Movement
Oxford Professor: John Wycliffe: First English translation of the Bible
1534 – Reformation of the British Isles
Church of England – Henry VIII founded his own religion due to political, financial and personal
reasons (divorce)
No monasteries saving money on them
Nation is divided (mainly Catholics vs Protestants)
1701 – Act of Settlement
Monarch: only protestants
Still valid today
Multiculturalism = Different cultures live together without discrimination. (Hungary is mainly
monocultural except for a few cities, such as Budapest). The UK consists of 4 countries (England, Scotland,
Wales, and Northern Ireland) so they have no chance but to be multicultural. The Brits are generally
accepting, although xenophobia is present. They are becoming an increasingly multicultural society.
Religion:
450 000 BC – 700 BC – Pre-historic period
Earliest human life on the British Isles
Stone age
No cave paintings
Polytheistic religion
Stonehenge
700 BC – 43 AD – Celtic Period
Celtic paganism
Wanted to protect their “sacred knowledge” by not writing it down: only outside sources remain.
43 – 410 – The Roman Period
Parts of Britain were occupied by the Roman Empire
In the beginning: polytheistic
323: Christianity becomes the new official religion
Mixed religion
410-1066 – Anglo-Saxon Period
Paganism, then Christianity monasteries
Battle of Hastings the last battle lost on their homeland
1066 – The Norman Period
No new religion but lots of other changes
Medieval architecture:
Roman architecture (not to be confused with the Roman Empire!!)
Gothic architecture
14th Century – Pre-protestant Movement
Oxford Professor: John Wycliffe: First English translation of the Bible
1534 – Reformation of the British Isles
Church of England – Henry VIII founded his own religion due to political, financial and personal
reasons (divorce)
No monasteries saving money on them
Nation is divided (mainly Catholics vs Protestants)
1701 – Act of Settlement
Monarch: only protestants
Still valid today
Multiculturalism = Different cultures live together without discrimination. (Hungary is mainly
monocultural except for a few cities, such as Budapest). The UK consists of 4 countries (England, Scotland,
Wales, and Northern Ireland) so they have no chance but to be multicultural. The Brits are generally
accepting, although xenophobia is present. They are becoming an increasingly multicultural society.
