Gabelle - The Declaration

Gabelle

May 14, 2019

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Gabelle was known as a tax on salt.

Noun.

A very unpopular tax on salt in France that was established during the mid-14th century.

In 1548 he was at Bordeaux during one of the frequent riots caused by the gabelle.

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