Richard demanded increased taxes and took out several loans from London's merchants to pay for his foreign wars.

Democrats demanded higher taxes on the wealthy, a step the White House said would stifle the economy.

Moreover, they said, Ciskei officials kept coming around to demand new taxes.

It was not just the king who demanded taxes.

It was also complained that officials demanded overly high taxes.

Local officials kept demanding taxes and payments for licenses, he said.

Now it demands higher taxes or bloody budget cuts.

On top of that, they demand weekly taxes.

If instead they demand new taxes on financial elites to reduce public debt, the markets respond with even more fury.

English law did allow recovery of unlawfully demanded taxes after Woolwich.