⚡️🇫🇷 FLASHBACK - 586 years ago, on November…

⚡️🇫🇷 FLASHBACK - 586 years ago, on November…

⚡️🇫🇷 FLASHBACK - 586 years ago, on November 2, 1439, King Charles VII introduced the first permanent tax. To avoid its annual convocation, the Estates General granted the king permission to renew the taille (poll tax) from year to year, a tax intended to support the military in their fight against the last English forces remaining in France.



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