Bankers to the crown: the riccardi of lucca and edward i
Auteur :
Kaeuper, Richard W.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691619316
Date de publication :
8 mars 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
397 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Throughout the thirteenth century Western European monarchs were hampered by the failure of their traditional revenues to meet their new expenses. Edward I of England solved the primary problem of acquiring adequate funds with the imposition of a duty on wool and leather and by more frequent direct taxes. But collection was slow and irregular; ther