tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post8038654814449504802..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Hugh Despenser Builds A Cattle Shed And Edward II Grants The Carmelites A TunnelKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-4406353396382099272011-02-25T12:45:04.636+00:002011-02-25T12:45:04.636+00:00Heh, I wouldn't be at all surprised. :-)Heh, I wouldn't be at all surprised. :-)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-57240602036558814962011-02-24T20:22:29.751+00:002011-02-24T20:22:29.751+00:00Maybe someone was making a bit extra money out of ...Maybe someone was making a bit extra money out of that timber. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-65471520306300839882011-02-24T18:40:24.809+00:002011-02-24T18:40:24.809+00:00Gabriele: yes, leaky roofs were a big problem, and...Gabriele: yes, leaky roofs were a big problem, and I love the 'house for a prison' too! :-)<br /><br />Anerje, I love looking through the chancery rolls, chancery warrants and so on - there's so much great detail there!<br /><br />Carla, it's really a huge amount of money - a yearly wage for a labourer at the time would only be 2 or 3 pounds or thereabouts.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-79790710449075762792011-02-24T18:14:07.571+00:002011-02-24T18:14:07.571+00:001830 pounds plus timber sounds like an awful lot o...1830 pounds plus timber sounds like an awful lot of money. Do we have an idea of how much it was in real terms?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-35950601019965724372011-02-23T17:50:20.804+00:002011-02-23T17:50:20.804+00:00I'm stunned all this detail still exists!I'm stunned all this detail still exists!Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-40409865855300901342011-02-23T16:36:18.001+00:002011-02-23T16:36:18.001+00:00They had a lot of problems with leaky roofs back t...They had a lot of problems with leaky roofs back then, it seems.<br /><br />I also like 'a house for a prison'. So it wasn't always the dungeon or a tower oubliette. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com