Poll-Tax payers of 1377 - British History Online
WEBThere is a record of the parliamentary discussion in 1377 when, after rejecting an income tax, a purchase tax, and other novelties, it was decided to levy the flat rate of 4 d. a head ('poll') from everyone over the age of 14 who was not a professional beggar.
Poll tax - Wikipedia
WEBThe Hilary Parliament, held between January and March 1377, levied a poll tax in 1377 to finance the war against France at the request of John of Gaunt who, since King Edward III was mortally sick, was the de facto head of government at the time. This tax covered almost 60% of the population, far more than lay subsidies had earlier.
Poll Tax of 1379 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Poll Tax of 1379 was granted to the King by the lords, commoners and clergy of England in order to finance the Hundred Years' War. It was graduated according to each taxpayers rank or social position, thereby avoiding …
The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381: Part 2: Lincolnshire …
WEBMay 17, 2001 · The poll tax records of 1377, 1379 and 1381 form a massive resource about individuals, their occupations, and their relationships, and therefore provide an intriguing and detailed picture of...
WEBhistorical value of the urban poll tax returns by attempting to understand the nature, and thus the limitations, of each of the three assessments, levied in I377, I379, and I380-I, in respect of a range of towns.
The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381: Part 1: Bedfordshire ...
WEBJun 11, 1998 · The English poll taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381 taxed householders, wives, dependants, and servants individually. The tax records therefore provide information about people who are rarely, if...
The poll taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381 - SearchWorks catalog
WEBThe poll tax records of 1377, 1379 and 1381 form a massive resource about individuals, their occupations, and their relationships, and therefore provide an intriguing and detailed picture of late fourteenth-century England.
The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381 : Part 3 Wiltshire
WEBSep 22, 2005 · The poll tax records of 1377, 1379 and 1381 form a massive resource about individuals, their occupations, and their relationships, and therefore provide an intriguing and detailed picture of...
99.08.19, Fenwick, ed., The Poll Taxes of 1377,1379 and 1381: Pt.
WEBThe 1377 tax imposed a flat rate of 4d. per lay person aged 14 years and older; that of 1379, a graduated scale upon lay couples and unmarried lay individuals aged 16 and older; that of 1380 (enacted in that year and collected in 1381), a graduated scale upon all lay people aged 15 and above; and in each year, there was provision for excluding ...
Public records: Subsidies and other taxes
WEBIn contrast, the three poll taxes levied between 1377 and 1381 embraced the whole adult population, both male and female - only beggars were exempted. Many returns have survived, the most detailed being those of 1379, in which occupations were often stated.