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Henry VIII's Billionaire Wardrobe

Not Just the Tudors

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How Much Does a Prince Spend on Clothes?

In 15 21, 22 he spent 425 pounds, 17 shillings and tuppence. If you use the national archive converter, that converts to 221 thousand 456 pounds. In 15 forty three to forty five, so it's a slightly longer accounting period, he spent two thousand 551 pounds,. The princely equivalent of over a million pounds on his clothe no wonder he's described as the best sovereign in the world. I don't think i ever realized it was that much. But if we extrapolate from that, it's clear that he's spending the equivalent of millions and millions, s billions, potentially, of pounds, on his clothes. Which means it really matters to

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