Bankers to the Crown: The Riccardi of Lucca and Edward I

by Richard W. Kaeuper

Book Overview

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; there still remained the problem of liquidity. To ensure a steady flow of cash to meet his military, administrative,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069161931X
• ISBN13: 9780691619316
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"