Thursday, February 6, 2014

Document that stopped collection of taxes without Parliament's consent?

Document that stopped collection of taxes without Parliament's consent?
The Petition of Right.
"Following disputes between Parliament and King Charles I over the execution of the Thirty Years' War, Parliament refused to grant subsidies tosupport the war effort, leading to Charles gathering "forced loans"without Parliamentary approval and arbitrarily imprisoning thosewho refused to pay"

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