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Dec 17, 2021 · Everything that went wrong, the Danes blamed Berengaria for. Valdemar hiked the taxes? Berengaria’s fault, because she was such a wastrel. Look at her clothes—strange—at the way she behaved—even stranger—at how badly she spoke Danish! If only Dagmar had lived!
The Danes made up folk songs about Berengaria and blamed her for the high taxes Valdemar levied, although the taxes went to his war efforts, not just to his wife. The great popularity of the former queen made it difficult for the new queen to gain popularity in Denmark.
Nov 5, 2020 · In ancient Athens, one-percenters bragged about paying high taxes for things warships, armies and tributes to the gods — a far cry from modern attitudes. Is it possible to reclaim the benevolent taxation of ancient Athens?
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Nov 21, 2009 · She was, however hard-hearted, so that she was generally hated by Danes until her early death in 1221.The Danes made up folk songs about the beautiful new queen and blamed her for the high taxes Valdemar levied, although the taxes went to his war efforts, not just to his Queen.
Mar 10, 2021 · Androtion Andronos is a leader, a controversial figure in Athenian public life. He proposed three ways for the Athenians to fill the treasury. One was to invade their sanctuaries and melt down the gold offerings there and then mint gold coins. The other was to levy extraordinary taxes and the third was to prosecute tax evaders.
Oct 30, 2023 · Queen Berengaria was the opposite, dark-eyed, raven haired, yet a beauty in her own right. The Danes made up folk songs about the beautiful new queen and blamed her for the high taxes Valdemar levied, although the taxes went to his war efforts, not just to his Queen.
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Berengaria ( c. 1164/5– c. 1230), queen of Richard I. The daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre, Berengaria was married to Richard in an alliance intended to protect his southern frontiers while he was occupied on the Third Crusade. On her journey to the Holy Land, Berengaria was shipwrecked off Cyprus and threatened by the ruler, Isaac Comnenus.
