What was the Tithes War? Who Fought? What did they fight over?
- The Tithes War was a reaction to the enforcement of Tithes in Ireland, spanning from 1831-1836 Tithe Background
- Since Henry VIII transferred the ownership of tithes from Catholic priests to the protestant clergymen in the 16th century, Irish citizens have been forced to pay taxes to a church that they didn’t belong to.
- Paying tithes, a 10% property tax was resented by Catholics, because they did not want to support the protestant church. History Ireland
- Catholic priests, and other civilians started to openly defy the tithe as a display of their dissatisfaction towards the tax. Start of the Tithe
- The Tithes “War” started when a force of 120 soldiers tried to enforce a tithe collection of cattle from a Catholic priest. This resulted in multiple civilians and soldiers getting killed
- The Tithes War took place between the supporters of the protestant church, including the English army against the Catholic supporters in England.
- Regular disputes and massacres occurred over disagreements regarding the tithe, leading to revolts, riots, and other forms of protest.
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