Coinage Act 1816

Act of the UK parliament adopting the gold standard, tying the value of the pound sterling to the value of gold.

Window tax

Tax based on the number of windows a property had, widely but erroneously believed to have resulted in many windows being bricked up.

Act of Supremacy 1534

Act of Parliament acknowledging King Henry VIII as the supreme leader of the Church of England.

Six Acts

Six Acts of Parliament introduced in the aftermath of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, intended to quash any further protests in support of parliamentary reform.