Western Civilization I / Unit 12 WC1 1114 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What the War Left: Taxes, Halved France, an English England
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The idea
War and plague halved France's population, the anchor says, and shut its luxury trades. The crown gained the gabelle on salt and the taille on households. England's elite was severed from France, and English became the language of state and law for the first time.
In practice
Two stronger, more centralized monarchies, the anchor's conclusion.
Where people slip
Unit 14 builds on both taxes.
Your place on the trail
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