How to Survive in Medieval England
Gone Medieval
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How to Get a Job in the Middle Ages
A penny was silver, quite small, about as big your thumb nal. A groat is fourpence and can be cut into four equal parts to make four separate pennies. But you could buy a jug of ale for a farthing, or a hapny for the bett quality what was called a household lov which was meant to last a whole household of about up to 12 people. So a few pence would go quite a long way. You'd have to find a job that you could do, and i'm afraid you'ld probably be laboring. Even if you were a skilled jeweler or a leather worker, you would either have to work out in
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