A Map of Christianity's Decline in England

(Image credit: Office of National Statistics)

Over the past century, Christianity has faced immense backlash and a fallback from the days of the Protestant Reformation.

In England, Protestantism has had a storied past which began with Edward VI who promulgated laws that shifted the monarchy's state religion from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism.

Although this was repealed by his half-sibling Mary, it was reinstated by Queen Elizabeth I. From that point until the Victorian era, England has been a bulwark for Christianity with its monarchs and people being stalwart believers.

However, cracks have already started to surface way before the 20th century, and has only gained a lot of ground from the 20th century on. Now, England is no longer a majority Christian country.

Check out the different maps showing the decline of Christianity in England on Big Think.