Why did Wales not remain Catholic

[Ayetooey]

Interesting, i recall a lot of the heaviest anti Catholic persecution took place more in England, the Welsh seemed to give up the Catholic faith without much bloodshed it seems though maybe i am wrong? there does not seem to be the same scale of religious persecution as there was in Ireland either which of course remained Catholic.

Parts of the North of England resisted Anglicanism for a long time indeed, and recusant communities stayed alive until the present day. With the banning of Welsh as a liturgical language, it could be the case that it was much harder for the Welsh to resist reform since the English royalty/parliament had great control over the political and religious situation there.

[Tooting Carmen]

Catholicism is very hierarchical and ornate. Welsh culture has always prized egalitarianism and simplicity - hence the rise of the Methodist and Baptist chapels.

[Oliver109]

Catholicism is very hierarchical and ornate. Welsh culture has always prized egalitarianism and simplicity - hence the rise of the Methodist and Baptist chapels.

True, though are the French not also a very egalitarian people? i always saw Wales as having aspects of both North European and South European culture, sort of a mixture if you will but probably verging more on N European more obviously.

[Tooting Carmen]

True, though are the French not also a very egalitarian people? i always saw Wales as having aspects of both North European and South European culture, sort of a mixture if you will but probably verging more on N European more obviously.

French people love their Revolutions from time to time, but ultimately they are just as much if not more into pomp and ceremony as the English are.

[Hialt]

Yeah, I think it is "coincidence," that Protestantism marks "the germanic countries."
I think there are too many variables at play on that matter, historically through time, and too much complication, than to assume choice of religion depends upon a union with "regional character," and is thus, a natural "given" for an area of earth.