Ship Money (Noun)
Meaning
An impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The ship-money was a highly unpopular tax imposed by King Charles I to raise funds for the English navy.
- In 1634, the English government began to collect ship-money from coastal towns to finance the construction of new warships.
- The ship-money was used to build and maintain a fleet of ships to defend England against the threat of invasion.
- The imposition of ship-money was deeply resented by many English people, who saw it as an attack on their traditional liberties.
- The controversy over ship-money contributed to the growing tensions between the English monarchy and Parliament in the years leading up to the English Civil War.