Houses and the Hearth Tax
Houses and the Hearth Tax

Author: P. S. Barnwell

Publisher: Council for British Archaeology(GB)

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 228

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The Hearth Tax (1662-89) is the only national listing of people between the medieval poll taxes and the 19th-century census returns. It was a property tax, measured by the number of fireplaces in the dwelling of each eligible household. The data provides valuable insights into national wealth, population and social structure. This study goes further than any before in linking these general questions to a full investigation of changing and diverse forms of domestic building and house use.

Lay Taxes in England and Wales 1188-1688
Lay Taxes in England and Wales 1188-1688

Author: Maureen Jurkowski

Publisher: Public Record Office Publications

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 388

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This study charts the history of the taxation of income and wealth of the lay population of England and Wales from 1188-1688, and treats taxes levied by both parliamentary authority and royal prerogative. Detailed entries for each tax contain information about its grant or imposition, assessment and collection, the rates levied and revenue generated, and the location of the records of its levy.