After one in 1698, which exempted the poor, England stopped the practice for several hundred years. 
After one in 1698, which exempted the poor, England stopped the practice for several hundred years. 1990's "Community Charge," one led to massive protests and the fall of Margaret Thatcher.  Wat Tyler's Peasant Revolt came in response to the one that John of Gaunt passed to finance the Hundred Years War.  In the United States, the term has a more specific meaning, and Harper vs. Virginia Board of Elections and the 24th Amendment effectively outlawed them.  FTP, give the term for any tax levied on individuals instead of property or merchandise, or as a prerequisite to voting.
After one in 1698, which exempted the poor, England stopped the practice for several hundred years.
poll tax