This is a fun little tool -- showing you how much any amount of Pounds (it's a UK site) would be worth in historical England, going back to 1270. It shows value in Pounds, but also in the number of horses, sheep, cows, and other stuff you could purchase.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @7e6e393a56 31 Jan
In 2017, this was worth approximately:
£61,474.98
In 1310, you could buy one of the following for £100, 10s(shillings):
Horses: 118
Cows: 223
Wool: 436
Wheat: 386
Salaries: 10050 days (qualified professional)
Oh my God!!!!!
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 31 Jan
That's a lot of cows!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @7e6e393a56 31 Jan
Now it's explained why the merchants overthrew the monarchy 😂
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 31 Jan
This is really neat.
It gives a sense of how valuable hodling might be, if the same thing is playing out in reverse.
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24 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 31 Jan
Yup! I kind of wish they had a reverse lookup ("how many Pounds would I need to buy three cows in 1450?"), but it's still pretty nifty.
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