Which direct royal tax fell on peasants while clergy and nobles were exempt?
AFief
BGuild
CTaille
DTithe
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Taille
1. Kings sometimes imposed it.
2. The tax was the taille.
3. The first two orders did not pay it.
_Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 6, The Three Orders._
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