The History of Parliamentary Taxation in England

During the reign of Henry VIII, a popular protest occurred against arbitrary taxation for imposing taxes without the consent of parliament. This history of parliamentary taxation in England attempted to determine who or what the taxing authority was and whether the tax was laid following it. The author accurately traces England's tax and revenue system from the 11th century to the 17th century to inform the reader about every detail on the subject.

Contents include:

The Saxons: Customary Revenues and Extraordinary

Contributions

Feudal and Royal Taxation: The Norman and the Angevin Kings, 1066-1215

The Custom of Parliamentary Grants, 1215-1272

Law of Parliamentary Taxation, 1272-1297

Taxation by the Commons, 1297-1461

Extra-Parliamentary Exaction, 1461-1603

The Stuarts, 1603-1689