Why were English monarchs, unlike their French counterparts, required to call a meeting of their Parliament from time to time?
a) Only Parliament, not the king, had the power to establish extraordinary taxation (for example, in wartime).
b) In England the king was subservient to Parliament.
Consider This: Did the English have anything like the French taille, or land tax, to assure a monarch a dependable income? See 2.4.1: Monarch and Parliament.
c) English Parliaments had the written English Constitution on their side.
Consider This: Did the English have anything like the French taille, or land tax, to assure a monarch a dependable income? See 2.4.1: Monarch and Parliament.
d) England had a long and friendly tradition of kings and Parliaments meeting.
Consider This: Did the English have anything like the French taille, or land tax, to assure a monarch a dependable income? See 2.4.1: Monarch and Parliament.
a) Only Parliament, not the king, had the power to establish extraordinary taxation (for example, in wartime).
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