King John's Wars

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King John's Wars

Legg inn av paul bulkley » 21 sep 2006 22:51:01

Lancashire Pipe Rolls has some interesting cost data
relating to wars against Wales and Ireland 1200-1215.

1208/1209: Invasion of Ireland.

Cost of the construction of 7 wood siege towers - 3
pounds each.

say $35.00

1215: Proposed attack of Wales.

Sheriff's costs for the following:

140 Foot soldiers, 10 Esq's, amd crossbowmen

- One hundred and fifty three pounds fifteen
shillings.

Say $250.00.

Work to Lancashire Castle - Thirty Three pounds
eighteen shilling and four pence.

Work to West Derby Castle - Thirty Seven pounds Ten
shillings.

Provisions for Lancashire Castle - One Hundred and
Sixty Seven Pounds Nine Shillings and Ten pence.

Say $400.00.

Thought provoking.

What a great pity Washington DC has not the sense to
realise that the economics of modern warfare is
totally unnecessary - just analyse King John's
methodology.

Sincerely Yours,

Paul Bulkley



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Peter Stewart

Re: King John's Wars

Legg inn av Peter Stewart » 22 sep 2006 00:16:08

"paul bulkley" <designeconomic@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:20060921204617.63765.qmail@web34210.mail.mud.yahoo.com...
Lancashire Pipe Rolls has some interesting cost data
relating to wars against Wales and Ireland 1200-1215.

1208/1209: Invasion of Ireland.

Cost of the construction of 7 wood siege towers - 3
pounds each.

say $35.00

1215: Proposed attack of Wales.

Sheriff's costs for the following:

140 Foot soldiers, 10 Esq's, amd crossbowmen

- One hundred and fifty three pounds fifteen
shillings.

Say $250.00.

Work to Lancashire Castle - Thirty Three pounds
eighteen shilling and four pence.

Work to West Derby Castle - Thirty Seven pounds Ten
shillings.

Provisions for Lancashire Castle - One Hundred and
Sixty Seven Pounds Nine Shillings and Ten pence.

Say $400.00.

Thought provoking.

The first thought this provokes is how can £153 15s = "Say $250.00" while
£167 9s 10d = "Say $400.00"? At this rate, £13 13s 2p = $150.00 (I think -
arithmetic is far from being a skill of mine).

Most authorities on historical purchasing power that I have seen consider
that £1 in the mid-13th century was worth around £450+ in today's currreny,
that is roughly US$856. So maybe the Pentagon's spending is not all that far
out compared to King John's - their results are comparable to his too, of
course.

Peter Stewart

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