Religion

Since the independence from Rome in the 16th century, the English Christians have predominantly been members of the Church of England, a branch of the Anglican Communion, Christianity that is both reformed and Catholic. The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational prayer book of the Church of England and replaced the various Latin rites of the Roman Catholic Church.
Today, most English people practising organised religion are, at least nominally, affiliated to the Church of England or other Christian denominations such as Roman Catholicism and Methodism (itself originally a movement within the Anglican Church).