<span>nobles, clergy, merchants, monarchs, artisans, and knights</span>
Well, during the French and Indian War, the British taxed the colonists for the expenses of the war (like feeding the army and weapons). The colonists became angry when Brittan did that and later on we became a country after those simple taxes. That's a big part of taxes in history, if that's what you mean...
The main way in which Parliament tried to limit the power of the English monarchy was by making executive orders and declarations by the King have less power under the votes.