Research On The British Land Reform Movement(1846-1945)

In the first half of the 19 th century,under the background of drastic changes in the economic and social structure,the problems exposed by the old land system in Britain became increasingly serious,and the calls for the reform of the land system from all classes of society became loud.From the middle of 19 th century to the middle of 20 th century is an important period of economic and social transformation in Britain,and the reform of land system is one of the important transformation contents.During this period,the British land system experienced a far-reaching and lengthy reform movement,which had an important impact on the economic and social transformation of the UK.In 1846,after the abolition of the Corn Law,which protected the interests of the land aristocracy,the British society set off the land reform movement that reformed the land system.In the middle of the 19 th century,political and social activities calling for land reform began the Land reform movement in Britain.These activities promoted the initial reform of British land rights and interests and system.After the outbreak of the agricultural crisis,the relationship between the landlord and tenant and the rights of tenants were further adjusted.At the same time,land ownership began to change,the main tenancy relationship changes.In the early 20 th century,land law reform and land surcharge accelerated the transfer of land ownership in Britain.Between 1914 and1945,the land reform movement gained momentum under the influence of the war.During World War I,the government’s role in agricultural production was strengthened,and landlords suffered a double blow of power and status.In the early years after world War I,land ownership was transferred on a large scale through market transactions.In the 1920 s,the British land law continued the reform route and achievements of the late 19 th century,and carried out a relatively deep and systematic reform,which laid a foundation for the modern British land law.Since then,the land issue has gradually faded out of the mainstream vision of British society,political parties have gradually become indifferent to land reform,and the heat of the land market has gradually dropped.These phenomena indicated that the British land reform movement began to end.However,after the outbreak of The Second World War,the British government continued the practice of the first World War and increased its intervention in agriculture,further declining and marginalizing the landed aristocracy.Obviously,The second World War reactivated the last remnants of the British agrarian reform movement.After the war,the land reform movement came to a quiet halt.After the land reform,the British land aristocracy disintegrated,agricultural management mode changed,the role and status of traditional landlords in the rural society completely declined,and the government’s role in agricultural economy became more prominent.Looking back at the land reform movement that has gone through nearly a century,it presents to the world a long,gradual and in-depth process,interaction between policy legislation and marketization,inevitability and contingency driven by many factors of British land reform.