How might one brush up on British history's Christian bits?

[livingdead]

A survey has suggested that many people believe the children need to learn about Christianity to understand English history. But which bits of religious education do people need to brush up on to make sense of English, and indeed British, history, asks Stephen Tomkins.

Here is a brief revision guide for the uninitiated.

1. The Papacy
The differences between Catholics and Protestants are many and complex, but the vital one for British history is that the Pope has absolute authority over the Catholic Church, while Protestant churches are free to work things out for themselves.
Before the Reformation, the church was a central part of British society governed by a foreign ruler, so many conflicts revolved around papal authority, including the one which culminated in the murder of Thomas Becket.

Read the rest here.
BBC News - How might one brush up on British history's Christian bits?

 

[Joe Shearer]

Presumably they are referring to the people who don't take history for a subject either at school or at university level. However, even with that restriction, the article doesn't make sense. How would it help a modern British citizen to know these five things?

 

[livingdead]

This article describes which bits of history(according to the author) related to christianity are important to understand English history. (to be tought in class room as part of curriculum. Presently some teachers find it difficult to teach chiristianity in classroom.)
Project to tackle teaching of Christianity in the classroom - University of Oxford

I posted it here, because I found it fascinating (did not know all these).

 

[Juice]

Presumably they are referring to the people who don't take history for a subject either at school or at university level. However, even with that restriction, the article doesn't make sense. How would it help a modern British citizen to know these five things?

Does having a basic understanding of Hinduism and Islam help understand Indian history? Freaking think, man.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Does having a basic understanding of Hinduism and Islam help understand Indian history? Freaking think, man.

Not particularly, if you ask me. In any case, going by experience, most posters, with no exceptions, know either one or the other, but nevertheless continue to wax exceedingly eloquent on Indian history. The answer must be that such knowledge is wholly unnecessary, otherwise all these comments are really uninformed.

BTW, just quickly, would anyone like to tell me the three main streams of Hindu belief?