The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936

Brings to life a fascinating page of history in a scholarly but highly readable account of the "tithe war". Co-WINNER: 2025 Thirsk Prize (British Agricultural History Society) 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 Nati