A tax that takes a larger percentage of income from high-income groups than from low-income groups. property taxes Taxes on property, especially real estate, but also can be on boats, automobiles (often paid along with license fees), recreational vehicles, and business inventories.
The Normans were master castle builders. After 1066, England witnessed a massive castle building programme on the orders of William the Conqueror. First, motte and bailey castles were built. Once William had firmly established his rule in England, he built huge stone keep castles.By the time of Edward I, concentric castles were being built.fter 1066, England witnessed a massive castle building programme on the orders of William the Conqueror. First, motte and bailey castles were built. Once William had firmly established his rule in England, he built huge stone keep castles. By the time of Edward I, concentric castles were being built.
A castle (from Latin: castellum) is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by nobility.Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble.ome true castles were built in the Americas by the Spanish and French colonies. The first stage of Spanish fort construction has been termed the castle period, which lasted from 1492 until the end of the 16th century.