Early Modern

The window tax was introduced in England in 1696 as a property tax based on the number of windows in...

Stamp duty was introduced in England in 1694 to pay for the war against France. The tax was charged ...

Sin taxes are excise taxes on goods considered harmful, primarily tobacco, alcohol, and gambling. To...

The Ferme Generale was the tax farming system of pre Revolutionary France. Tax farmers, or fermiers,...

The hearth tax, or chimney money, was introduced in England in 1662 by Charles II. The tax charged 2...

Scandinavian countries have various forms of church tax. In Denmark, the state Lutheran church is fu...

Alcohol taxes are among the oldest sin taxes. In 1600, England imposed taxes on beer and ale. Alcoho...