This tolerance did not, however, extend to the bringers of Christianity to the Island. The new religion was just beginning to hold sway in the Empire when the Romans left Britain, so Roman Christianity was not much practiced, except by the Romano-British the Empire's evacuation left behind. Missionaries came from the Continent to spread their word to Britain; with this word came intolerance and exclusivity. Ancient religions suffered, as did those who practiced them. The people who lived in Britain had far more religious autonomy under Roman rule than under Christian rule. Unlike Rome, Christianity came to stay.
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