Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Richest of the RichCondition: NewEAN: 9780857190659ISBN: 9780857190659Publisher: Harriman House PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/16/2011Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 124mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 393gLanguage: EnglishDescription: A comprehensive study of Britain's 250 richest people in history, from the time of William the Conqueror to the present. In this book, Philip Beresford, the author of The Sunday Times annual 'Rich List' and history expert William D. Rubinstein, have turned their attention to the wealthiest individuals in British history, revealing how they made their fortunes, the role played by luck, contacts and violence, and how successful they were in hanging on to their gains. People like: - William of Warenne, the Earl of Surrey in the 1050s, who if he were alive today would be worth nearly GBP74bn - over three times richer than Britain's current richest man (steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal). - Archbishop Thomas Beckett, who took 250 servants with him on a visit to Paris in 1158, and was worth over GBP24bn. Not that his fortune was much use when he was murdered in his own cathedral on the orders of Henry II. - Robert Spencer, forebear of Princess Diana, who made a fortune in the wool trade, owned vast tracts of land in the colony of Virginia. and accumulated a fortune equivalent to GBP19bn in today's money.- John Scott, a celebrated gambler whose skills and luck helped him to a GBP500,000 (GBP3.1bn) fortune."As rich as Scott" was a popular saying of eighteenth century society. The authors provide a fascinating account of personal wealth and influence, noting how, throughout history, the opportunities for aggrandising wealth have been changed by technology, demographics, taxation, politics and war. If you are interested in business, society and the shifting patterns of advantage then you will find this book absorbing, intriguing and insightful.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Language & Reference, Business & FinanceAuthor: Philip BeresfordContributor: William D. Rubinstein (Contributions by)Subtitle: The Wealthiest 250 People in Britain Since 1066ISBN-10: 0857190652Release Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Richest of the Rich
Title: The Richest of the Rich
EAN: 9780857190659
ISBN: 9780857190659
Release Date: 02/16/2011
Release Year: 2011
Item Weight: 393g
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Contributor: William D. Rubinstein (Contributions by)
Subtitle: The Wealthiest 250 People in Britain Since 1066
ISBN-10: 0857190652
Book Title: Richest of the Rich : the Wealthiest 250 People in Britain since 1066
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Harriman House Publishing
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, General, Personal Finance / General
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.9 in
Genre: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: William D. Rubinstein, Philip Beresford
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
