Act Declaring the Illegality of Ship-money.
An Act passed, just before the start of the Civil War, making Ship Money illegal. Widely interpreted as a victory for Parliament over the King.
Extracts from the Speech of Oliver St John in the
A speech in John Hampden's defence from Gardiner "Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution". A classic denunciation of arbitrary taxation.
Sandwich Collects Ship Money
Ship Money is still collected in England, the Cinque Port of Sandwich in Kent.
Ship Money
An article in the open source encyclopedia, Wikipedia, discussing the history and constitutional implications of Ship Money.
Ship Money List
An article from the Swindon Advertiser of 1885 with a short essay on the importance of ship money, and an explanation on how it was assessed and the Ship Money lists of Wiltshire.
The John Hampden Society
A society devoted to the study of 17th-century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who famous for resisting the Ship Money tax.
Two Proposals for Raising Money by Extraordinary M
An article exploring the constitutional strains brought about by the refusal of Parliament to vote subsidies in the 1620s leading to the infamous "Ship Money", a tax designed by Charles I to circumvent Parliament.