The Nerves of the State
Taxation and the Financing of the English State 1558-1714
Published on 28. March 1996
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7190-3871-6 (ISBN)
Description
The period from 1558 to 1714 saw a marked change in the scale of taxation and its significance to the structure of public finances. Although the central significance of taxation and finances has been widely acknowledged in accounts of the political history of the early modern period, this study deals with the issue thematically over a broad period. The chronological span of the study allows a full outline of an important transformation of the financial structure of the English state, providing a new context in which to understand familiar and important issues.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-3871-6 (9780719038716)
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Content
National taxation and national finances in England, 1558-1714; spending and borrowing; the customs; Demesne revenues - prerogative income and concealed taxes; parliamentary taxes; the politics of taxation - the economic effects of taxation; the politics of taxation - legality, legitimacy and liberty; tax collection and the taxpayer; taxing the people - the limits of the possible in England, 1558-1714; documents.