Permanent historical factsheet

Hearth Tax

England · Government / Restoration. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1662Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1662

Charles II1662

London · Government / Restoration

Parliament grants the hearth tax as a regular revenue source for the restored monarchy.

Edward Hyde Clarendon, 1st1662

Westminster · Government / Restoration

Clarendon's ministry accepts the hearth tax as part of the financial settlement for the crown.

Names involved

Charles IIEdward Hyde Clarendon, 1st

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.