Hey! Big Spender: Extravagance, Values and Conspicuous Consumption in James I’s Scotland.
Hey! Big Spender: Extravagance, Values and Conspicuous Consumption in James I’s Scotland. Professor Richard Oram. How much of the royal income did James spend on his purchases of spices, sugar and other luxury goods? The £78 Scots spent on various spices in 1435 represented perhaps 0.75% of the crown’s income at that date, and…
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