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ship money
ship money was an occasional tax on property, traditionally levied in port towns for their protection by the navy. Because Parliament, together with its power to grant taxes, had been dissolved in 1629, Charles I lacked money both for the fleet and for other expenses. In 1634 he therefore levied ship money in London, extending the tax in the following year to the whole country. In 1635, 1636, and 1637 it produced a high yield, but resistance developed and in 1638 it produced only one-third of the assessed amount. John Hampden, a Buckinghamshire squire, and others refused to pay on principle. There followed a test case on the legality of non-parliamentary taxation, including ship money. To the perturbation of the property-owning classes, the judges found for the king, though by a majority of only 7:5. In 1641 Parliament declared ship money illegal.
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JOHN CANNON. "ship money." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "ship money." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-shipmoney.html JOHN CANNON. "ship money." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-shipmoney.html |
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ship money
ship money Originally, an occasional sum of money paid by English seaports to the crown to meet the cost of supplying a ship to the Royal Navy. Charles I revived the tax in 1634, while he was ruling without Parliament. From 1635 he extended it to the inland towns, and raised up to £200,000 a year as a result. In 1637 John Hampden was taken to court for refusing to pay and claimed that Charles needed Parliament's approval to levy such a regular tax. The judges decided by seven to five in Charles's favour, but the narrowness of the victory encouraged widespread refusal to pay tax afterwards. The LONG PARLIAMENT made ship money illegal in 1641.
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"ship money." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ship money." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-shipmoney.html "ship money." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-shipmoney.html |
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ship money
ship money was an occasional tax on property, traditionally levied in port towns for their protection by the navy. Because Parliament had been dissolved in 1629, Charles I lacked money both for the fleet and for other expenses. In 1634 he therefore levied ship money in London, extending the tax in the following year to the whole country. In 1635, 1636, and 1637 it produced a high yield, but in 1638 it produced only one‐third of the assessed amount. John Hampden, a Buckinghamshire squire, and others refused to pay on principle. In 1641 Parliament declared ship money illegal.
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JOHN CANNON. "ship money." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "ship money." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-shipmoney.html JOHN CANNON. "ship money." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-shipmoney.html |
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ship money
ship money a tax raised in England in medieval times to provide ships for the navy.
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"ship money." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ship money." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-shipmoney.html "ship money." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-shipmoney.html |
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