The Stamp Act 1712 (cited either as 10 Ann. c. 18 or as 10 Ann. c. 19) was an act passed in the Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 August 1712 to create a...

measure, it proved so successful that its use was continued. The Stamp Act 1712 was an act passed in the United Kingdom on March 22nd 1765 to create a new...

a physical stamp. Stamp duty was first introduced in England on 28 June 1694, during the reign of William III and Mary II, under "An act for granting...

investors were ruined. A potential impact on reporting was the Stamp Act 1712 which applied stamp duty to newspapers and so increased their publication costs...

during the 19th century, under the Stamp Act 1712 playing card manufacturers required a license, a duty legal stamp that incorporated the royal coat of...

cantons of Switzerland defeat the Catholic cantons. August 1 – The Stamp Act of 1712 is passed in the United Kingdom, imposing a tax on publishers, particularly...

British act 29 Geo. 2. c. 7. s. 26 Stamp Act 1712; Lotteries Acts 1721, 1722, 1732, 1806; Gaming Acts 1738, 1802 Statute Law Revision Act 1867, section...

fares, licences and other matters; in 1831 their work was taken over by the Stamp Office and in 1869 responsibility for licensing was passed on to the Metropolitan...

allowed writers to criticise the government freely. From 1694 to the Stamp Act 1712 the only censure laws forbade treason, seditious libel and the reporting...

a particular act was passed. The second session of the 3rd Parliament of Great Britain, which met from 7 December 1711 until 21 June 1712. Foreign Protestants...