Baa Baa Black Sheep is about the medieval wool tax, imposed in the 13th Century by King Edward I. Under the new rules,
- a third of the cost of a sack of wool went to him,
- another went to the church and
- the last to the farmer.
Baa Baa Black Sheep is about the medieval wool tax, imposed in the 13th Century by King Edward I. Under the new rules,