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Santa caught by the tax inspector by H. M. BatemanA rather surprised looking Father Christmas, who has arrived at the house of a tax inspector to innocently deliver toys on Christmas Eve, finds himself caught by a vigilant tax inspector. H.M
Boston Tea Party 1773Boston citizens, dressed as Indians, board English ships and throw tea chests into the harbour in protest against taxation
The Domesday Book, NottinghamshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Nottinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, SurreyThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Surrey, including Guildford, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
Key figures behind tariff reform from Birmingham areaThe key figures behind tariff reform from the Birmingham area. Tariff Reform introduced by Joseph and Austen Chamberlain in 1903
18th Century TaxationSatire on the taxes with which people were burdened in the latter 18th century
Jonathan Thatcher riding cow to Stockport MarketJonathan Thatcher rode his cow to Stockport Market on 27 November 1784 in defiance of Pitts Horse Tax. 1784
America - The Stamp Act - Burning the StampsAmerican Colonists burn papers bearing the Stamps required under The Stamp Act of March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists
Cartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as dentistCartoon, John Bull with William Gladstone as a dentist who has just extracted an eleven million pound tooth - And this is what you call painless dentistry, is it, William? 1885
Inland revenue envelope, c. 1920sAn prepaid envelope for the collection of income tax, addressed Inverness, Scotland. Date: circa 1920s
America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain
Men in Customs and Excise Training CentreMen at work in the Customs and Excise Training Centre. 1946
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of England, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: circa 1085
The Tune we Dance to - Pacifism - Society of Friends" The Money Goes Round and Around... And it comes out here!" Pay your income tax and it ends up being fired from a gun. Pacifist postcard published by the Society of Friends (Quakers)
Pro-Suffrage Propaganda Mrs Poyser. Mrs. Poyser holds a No Taxation without Representation banner and stands outside the Houses of Parliament. Date: circa 1909
Norwich Jews on 13th century Exchequer Roll, a list of tax payments made by Jewish people in Norwich, Norfolk Date: 13th century
Patrick Henry speaking against the Stamp ActPatrick Henry, in the Virginia House of Burgesses, introduces radical resolutions opposing the Stamp Act, warning King George III that he could go the way of Caesar and Charles I
Cartoon, The Treasury -- a commentary on British politicians attempting to balance the books through cutbacks and taxes. late 18th century
Bertrand Russell, philosopher and authorBertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author. Outline of his policies in an election leaflet as suffragist candidate in the Wimbledon By-Election, 1907. Date: 1907
Cartoon, Grandpas advice, WW1Cartoon, Grandpas advice. An old soldier thinks there should be a tax on umbrellas. Date: 1917
Cartoon, New taxes on dogs, WW1Cartoon, New taxes on dogs (to help pay for the ongoing war). Women discuss a man who has replaced his dog with a goldfish in order to avoid paying the tax, and is taking it for a walk. Date: 1917
Sir Massey LopesSIR MASSEY LOPES Statesman and agriculturist " Local Taxation" Date: 1818 - 1908
Cartoon, Explanation, WW1Cartoon, Explanation. Three old age pensioners outside a restaurant discuss earnings and taxation. The plump man says he pays no taxes because he spends all his money on food. Date: 1916
Cartoon, A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain, or, John Bull swamped in the Flood of new Taxes; Cormorants fishing in the Stream, by James Gillray
Tea Party Tablet, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where Griffins Wharf used to be, commemorating the event of 6 December 1773 when chests of tea were thrown into the sea in response to the British tax
Suffragette March Christabel Pankhurst. A deputation led by Christabel Pankhurst, October 7th, 1911, with banner stating, Taxation Without Representation is Tyranny Date: 1911
Suffragette Go Hang Yourselves. Two women view a campaigner for the franchise as So Un-Ladylike!! The suffragist with banners reading No taxation Without Representation and 190
Greetings from Nevada, USA, the one sound state -- no retail sales tax, no corporation tax, no state income tax, no inheritance tax, no thumb tax. Date: 1940
Gentleman storming out of a meeting with the TaxmanGentleman storming out of a meeting with a (rather odious and bureaucratic-looking Taxman - " And Thats That!" Date: circa 1940s
The Octroi - Sketch in Paris by Phil May. The Octroi was a local consumption tax, so this gentleman is seemingly the tax collector. Date: 1898
Receipt for a donation to the Chamberlain Birthday FundReceipt for a donation of 3 Shillings to the Chamberlain Birthday Fund - to be passed to Joseph Chamberlain to further any cause he wished, ultimately his continuing support for Tariff Reform
Coment on Tariff Reform in regard to breadThe Tarriff Reform League (TRL) wanted to see the British Empire transformed into a single trading bloc, to compete with Germany and the United States
The Domesday Book, SussexThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Sussex, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, OxfordshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Oxfordshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, LincolnshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Lincolnshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, MiddlesexThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Middlesex, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, WiltshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Wiltshire and Dorset, spread extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, WestminsterThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Westminster, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BedfordshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Bedfordshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BerkshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Berkshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, ShropshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Shropshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BuckinghamshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Buckinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, WarwickshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Warwickshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book
The Domesday Book, HerefordshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Herefordshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, DevonThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Devon, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, BirminghamThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Warwickshire including the village of Birmingham, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, SuffolkThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Suffolk, extract from the Little Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, HampshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Hampshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, LeicestershireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Leicestershire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, YorkshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Yorkshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, NorfolkThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Norfolk, extract from the Little Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The fountain of taxation
Tariff Reform - Austen ChamberlainCartoon looking at the tariff reform introduced by Joseph and Austen Chamberlain in 1903. This move aimed to broaden the basis of taxation, to introduce a preference
The Old Labourers Last Job, picture and poemAn old man sits breaking stones while a workhouse looms behind. In the accompanying verse he bemoans his poverty, particularly at the hands of the Tories who have taxed our clothes and bread
Poor Rate Receipt, Kidderminster UnionA receipt for a poor rate payment by A Gristwood of the Borough of Bewdley to the Kidderminster Union in September 1923. The Unions operation was financed by the poor rate - the forerunner of
Hut Tax War, Sierra LeoneA good specimen of a taxed hut, the subject of the Hut Tax War, an insurrection by the native population in pockets of Sierra Leone
Fermes of FranceThe fermes or taxation districts of France, as mapped in Neckers Compte rendu au Roi prepared for Louis XVI
London match workers protesting against taxWhen London match workers protest against a proposed tax on matches, police break up the demonstration with unnecessary violence
Boston Tea PartyBoston citizens, dressed as Indians, board English ships and throw tea chests into the harbour in protest against taxation
