Description: Tithe War in England and Wales, 1 : A Curious Rural Revolt, Hardcover by Bulaitis, John, ISBN 1837651876, ISBN-13 9781837651870, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Brings to life a fascinating page of history in a scholarly but highly readable account of the "tithe war". During the 1930s, farming communities waged a campaign of "passive resistance" against Tithe Rentcharge, the modern version of medieval tithe. Led by the National Tithepayers' Association, farmers refused to pay the charge, disrupted auctions of seized stock and joined demonstrations to prevent action by bailiffs. The National Government condemned their "unconstitutional action", ruled out changes in the law and mobilised police to support the titheowners. Meanwhile, the Church of England and lay titheowners - including Oxford and Cambridge colleges, public schools and major landowners - sought to vindicate their right to tithe; in a particularly shameful episode, the Church established a secret company to buy taken produce and remove it from farms. This "tithe war" was fought outside farms, in the courts, in the press and in the wider arena of public opinion. It posed problems for the Church, legal system, and every political party; split the National Farmers' Union; and provided opportunities for the British Union of Fascists and other sections of the extreme right to cause disturbance. Drawing on extensive archival research, accounts in local newspapers, and private papers, John Bulaitis traces the evolution of what has been described as this "curious rural revolt", from the late nineteenth century to its climax in 1936, when the Tithe Act brought an end to this form of tax.
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Book Title: Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936 : A Curious Rural Revol
Number of Pages: 354 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936 :A Curious Rural Revolt
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Subject: Public Finance, Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.9 in
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Business & Economics, History
Author: John Bulaitis
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Boydell Studies in Rural History Ser.
Format: Hardcover
