Rates of inheritance tax Rate Since its introduction on 15 March 1988, inheritance tax on death is taxed at 40% on the taxable value of the estate that exceeds the exemption. Lifetime transfers are taxed at 20% From 6 April 2012, there is a proposed 36% rate for estates where 10% has been donated to charity.
The Moors. Muslim warriors crossed the narrow Strait of Gibraltar in the eighth century to invade the Iberian Peninsula at the southwest corner of Europe. Muslims controlled part or most of present-day Spain and Portugal for the next 800 years.
King Arthur is a medieval, mythological figure who was the head of the kingdom Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. It is not known if there was a real Arthur, though it is believed he may have been a Roman-affiliated military leader who successfully staved off a Saxon invasion during the 5th to 6th centuries.