John Bulaitis
@johnbulaitis.bsky.social
Historian and opponent of bigotry, prejudice & entitlement.
Website: [email protected]
Website: [email protected]
Shepherdswell Big History Day – This Saturday 6 September
If you are interested in local history and archaeology, Big History Day is not to be missed!
If you are interested in local history and archaeology, Big History Day is not to be missed!
September 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Shepherdswell Big History Day – This Saturday 6 September
If you are interested in local history and archaeology, Big History Day is not to be missed!
If you are interested in local history and archaeology, Big History Day is not to be missed!
At long last, Starmer is out. Can Burnham bring new hope to Britain? www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/long...
At long last, Starmer is out. Can Burnham bring new hope to Britain?
After years of disastrous policy, both at home and abroad, it's time this country had a decent prime minister
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June 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM
At long last, Starmer is out. Can Burnham bring new hope to Britain? www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/long...
Looking forward to speaking at the Festival to commemorate the Swing Riots of 1830 and the Bossenden Woods Rising of 1838! Looks like being a great event!
May 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the Festival to commemorate the Swing Riots of 1830 and the Bossenden Woods Rising of 1838! Looks like being a great event!
Looking forward to a trip to Sheffield on 2 May to speak on 'The Tithe War in Historical Perspective' at the BAHS AGM.
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royalhistsoc.org/calendar/bah...
BAHS Spring Conference 2026 - CONFERENCE - RHS
The Spring conference of the British Agricultural History will take place on 2nd May at Channing Hall in Sheffield. Programme: 10.30-11.00 - coffee and registration 11.00-12.00 - Session 1: Thirsk pri...
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April 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Looking forward to a trip to Sheffield on 2 May to speak on 'The Tithe War in Historical Perspective' at the BAHS AGM.
royalhistsoc.org/calendar/bah...
royalhistsoc.org/calendar/bah...
Looking forward to speaking about the Tithe War at Woodchurch History Society Monday 6 April and at Goudhurst and Kilndown History Society on Tuesday 7 April.
www.woodchurchlocalhistorysociety.co.uk
www.goudhurstlocalhistorysociety.org/955-2/
www.woodchurchlocalhistorysociety.co.uk
www.goudhurstlocalhistorysociety.org/955-2/
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April 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Looking forward to speaking about the Tithe War at Woodchurch History Society Monday 6 April and at Goudhurst and Kilndown History Society on Tuesday 7 April.
www.woodchurchlocalhistorysociety.co.uk
www.goudhurstlocalhistorysociety.org/955-2/
www.woodchurchlocalhistorysociety.co.uk
www.goudhurstlocalhistorysociety.org/955-2/
Looking forward to talking about the Tithe War
Monday 16 February, U3A Maidstone, Maidstone Salvation Army Hall, 74 Union Street, ME14 1ED, 2.00pm.
Monday 9 February, Barham Downs History Society, Barham Village Hall CT4 6NX, 7.30
More details: www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
Monday 16 February, U3A Maidstone, Maidstone Salvation Army Hall, 74 Union Street, ME14 1ED, 2.00pm.
Monday 9 February, Barham Downs History Society, Barham Village Hall CT4 6NX, 7.30
More details: www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
Talks on the Tithe War
Recent and future talks on the tithe war
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February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Looking forward to talking about the Tithe War
Monday 16 February, U3A Maidstone, Maidstone Salvation Army Hall, 74 Union Street, ME14 1ED, 2.00pm.
Monday 9 February, Barham Downs History Society, Barham Village Hall CT4 6NX, 7.30
More details: www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
Monday 16 February, U3A Maidstone, Maidstone Salvation Army Hall, 74 Union Street, ME14 1ED, 2.00pm.
Monday 9 February, Barham Downs History Society, Barham Village Hall CT4 6NX, 7.30
More details: www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
My article about the Smarden Martyr has appeared in Rural History Today (issue 50, winter 2026).
Access it at link below.
It is on pages 4 and 5.
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Access it at link below.
It is on pages 4 and 5.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:52 PM
My article about the Smarden Martyr has appeared in Rural History Today (issue 50, winter 2026).
Access it at link below.
It is on pages 4 and 5.
lnkd.in/eZgsJ5He
Access it at link below.
It is on pages 4 and 5.
lnkd.in/eZgsJ5He
A privilege to speak at Smarden Local History Society last week. Pride of place in the packed hall was a clock presented in 1886 to farmer, George Cooper, the ‘Smarden Martyr'. www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news...
Historic clock awarded to village martyr displayed in packed meeting
A historic clock presented to a farmer for his defiant rebellion against a controversial tax has been proudly displayed at a packed public meeting.
www.kentonline.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A privilege to speak at Smarden Local History Society last week. Pride of place in the packed hall was a clock presented in 1886 to farmer, George Cooper, the ‘Smarden Martyr'. www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news...
Looking forward to speaking about the 'Tithe War' next week - Tuesday 30 in Ashford and Thursday 2 Oct in Cranbrook. More details at:
www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
Talks on the Tithe War
Recent and future talks on the tithe war
www.johnbulaitis.net
September 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Looking forward to speaking about the 'Tithe War' next week - Tuesday 30 in Ashford and Thursday 2 Oct in Cranbrook. More details at:
www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
www.johnbulaitis.net/talks-on-the...
My book, The Tithe War, has won the British Agricultural History Association's Award for the best book on rural history in 2024. The publishers are offering a discount and plan to release a paperback early next year. More details at this link:
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
Thirsk Prize Book Discount - British Agricultural History Society
Publisher Boydell and Brewer is offering a fantastic 50% discount on John Bulaitis’ book ‘The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881- 1936’. This title, co-winner of the 2025 Thirsk...
www.bahs.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My book, The Tithe War, has won the British Agricultural History Association's Award for the best book on rural history in 2024. The publishers are offering a discount and plan to release a paperback early next year. More details at this link:
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
Reposted by John Bulaitis
The winners of the BAHS's Joan Thirsk Prize (2025) have been announced. They are:
Charmian Mansell, 'Female Servants in Early Modern England' @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
John Bulaitis, 'The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936' @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Congratulations to them both!
Charmian Mansell, 'Female Servants in Early Modern England' @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
John Bulaitis, 'The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936' @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Congratulations to them both!
July 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The winners of the BAHS's Joan Thirsk Prize (2025) have been announced. They are:
Charmian Mansell, 'Female Servants in Early Modern England' @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
John Bulaitis, 'The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936' @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Congratulations to them both!
Charmian Mansell, 'Female Servants in Early Modern England' @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
John Bulaitis, 'The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936' @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Congratulations to them both!
I’m very proud to announce that my book, The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936 (Boydell & Brewer, 2024), has been announced joint winner of the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize. The award is given to ‘the best book in British and Irish rural or agrarian history’.
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
July 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I’m very proud to announce that my book, The Tithe War in England and Wales, 1881-1936 (Boydell & Brewer, 2024), has been announced joint winner of the Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize. The award is given to ‘the best book in British and Irish rural or agrarian history’.
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
www.bahs.org.uk/thirsk-prize...
And on VE day, the silence of political leaders - Keir Starmer, Ed Davey and Kemi Badenoch , the BBC and Dover's own poundshop Nigel Farage (Mike Tapp MP) - against this modern day ethnic cleansing - in one word genocide - is deafening. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel to expand military operations in Gaza to establish ‘sustained presence’
Plan goes beyond any aims so far outlined and is likely to prompt international concern and fierce opposition
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
And on VE day, the silence of political leaders - Keir Starmer, Ed Davey and Kemi Badenoch , the BBC and Dover's own poundshop Nigel Farage (Mike Tapp MP) - against this modern day ethnic cleansing - in one word genocide - is deafening. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Looking forward to speaking on Tuesday 15 April at St Margaret's History Society
All welcome!
www.stmargaretshistory.org.uk/events/event...
All welcome!
www.stmargaretshistory.org.uk/events/event...
The Tithe War in East Kent 1931-1936 : John Bulaitis
The Tithe War in East Kent, 1931-1936 During the 1930s, farming communities waged a campaign against Tithe Rentcharge, the modern version ...
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April 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Looking forward to speaking on Tuesday 15 April at St Margaret's History Society
All welcome!
www.stmargaretshistory.org.uk/events/event...
All welcome!
www.stmargaretshistory.org.uk/events/event...
Reposted by John Bulaitis
Keir Starmer must stop pandering to the hard-right on immigration.
Our statement 👇
Our statement 👇
December 3, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Keir Starmer must stop pandering to the hard-right on immigration.
Our statement 👇
Our statement 👇
This article from 2021 by a leading historian of fascism is just as relevant today. www.newsweek.com/robert-paxto...
I've Hesitated to Call Donald Trump a Fascist. Until Now
After last week the label seems not just acceptable, but necessary.
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:31 PM
This article from 2021 by a leading historian of fascism is just as relevant today. www.newsweek.com/robert-paxto...