Research On The Taxation Reform In The 17th England

The tax system of England finished its transformation from the principle that King Should'Live on his own'to the normal tax system in 17th century. The Stuarts' financial difficulties caused the tax reform and the Revolution. And the Revolution gave an opportunity to tax reform of England which brought some significant changes in taxation. But neither the Long Parliament nor Oliver Cromwell finished the tax reform thoroughly. The Civil War and the despotism of Cromwell led to grave financial difficulty to the government and heavy burden to people. The Restorations did not change the situation yet. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resolved some tax difficulty, especially the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694 made English fiscal system success.This thesis is consisted of five parts. In the first part it surveys some works about English tax system, and discuss the value of this theme, finally it explains the innovation of this thesis. In the second part, this thesis probes on the English tax situation of the England in the early17th century in detail. The medieval tax system couldn't meet the financial needs of the Stuart. In order to resolve financial crisis, the Stuart monarch took some measures which turned the Civil War out.The third part is about the progress of the tax reform from the Civil War to the Restorations. In this part I try to analyze the relation between the tax reform and the social development. The fourth part focus on the tax reform of the Restorations, especially the development of the public credit and the applications of new financial means.The last part is about the triumph of the Glory Revolution and the establishment of the Bank of England, which brought the tax reform into a new stage.Lastly, we make a summary and point out the effects of the tax reform in 17th century on the expansion of the British Empire in the future.