Following Henry VIII's break with Rome and the Pope, Wales for the most part followed England in accepting Anglicanism, although a number of Catholics were active in attempting to counteract this and produced some of the earliest books printed in Welsh.
Efter Henrik 8.'s brud med Rom og paven fulgte Wales hovedsageligt England i at acceptere anglicanismen, selvom flere katolikker var aktive i forsøget på at modarbejde det, og de trykte nogle af de tidligte bøger på walisisk.