The Window Tax was introduced in Britain in 1696 as a way for the government to raise money without directly taxing income, which many people at the time saw as invasive. Instead, the tax charged homeowners based on how many windows their house had. The idea was simple: more windows meant a larger house and therefore a wealthier owner. But the tax affected everyone, not just the rich, and the cost added up quickly. As a result, homeowners began bricking up windows to reduce the number counted fo
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