Tallage England
About Tallage England
Tallage was a royal tax in medieval England levied on towns, cities, and royal demesne lands. Unlike modern taxes, tallage was arbitrary in amount and timing. Kings could demand tallage whenever they needed revenue. The barons and townspeople resented tallage because it was imposed without consent. The resistance to tallage contributed to the development of parliamentary control over taxation. Magna Carta in 1215 restricted the kings ability to impose tallage. In 1297, Edward I was forced to confirm that no tallage would be imposed without common consent. Tallage was gradually replaced by parliamentary taxation, with the last tallage imposed in 1332. The end of tallage marked the transition from arbitrary royal taxation to consent based taxation.
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