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from Part I - Historical Antecedents and Overview of the Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2020
This chapter deals with the key stages in the campaign and debate which led to the disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales in 1920. Disestablishment was on the political agenda in the nineteenth century. The disestablishment of the Church of Ireland in 1870 set the scene for change in Wales. The dissenting or non-conformist denominations represented the majority religion in Wales. The English Church was seen as an alien church inimical to resurgent Welsh nationalism under many guises. These factors are explored but are counterbalanced by the energising effects Oxford Movement on Anglicanism in Wales. Over fifty years the high political drama unfolds with the Liberal government siding with non-conformity, a controversial royal commission, opposition in the House of Lords to disestablishment, and the eventual passing of the Welsh Church Act 1914.
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