in the Victorian times one pound would buy a courgette
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It was a sign of luxury, it meant that they could afford to buy and eat sugar - which would in turn rot their teeth
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A penny was a silver coin, and a weaver who did not get food or lodging as part of the compensation might get 5 pence per day. A penny might buy one of the following:a quart of cheap winea cup of good winea gallon of medium grade beera quarter of a pound to a pound of dried fruit or nutsa third of an ounce of pepperone to two chickenstwo dozen eggstwo pounds of cheesethree to five salted herringsBread, potage, meat, and beer, prepared at an inn, could cost 2 pence per day for one person.Please use the link below for more information on costs in the Middle Ages.
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they played a game called Wall Ball. Everyone had to try and get a ball, by bundling on top of each other. poor children had not got the money to buy games, so made do with games like skipping etc. but rich children played with dolls and so on. they spent a LOT of time being educated.