Yes, it was England but it began in 1440 in Germany with the invention of the printing press, which led eventually to the publishing of the Authorized King James Bible in 1611. Trace technology and you will see that it is directly related to the word of God becoming available to the common people.
Ultimately we have the internet which we are told did not technologically advance due to spreading the Good Word, but spreading pornography.
Gotta have higher bandwidth when you go from nudie pics to nudie movies.
No, it isn’t.