In the years 1210 to 1212, a total of 5,334.40 pounds was spent on the hiring of knights' services, by English royalty and nobility. The counties with the highest amount of money spent on knights' fees were Yorkshire (which is also the largest county in England), Norfolk and Suffolk combined, and Devon. Taking into account the change in purchasing power of one British pounds to convert these figures into modern values, the above figure was equal to roughly 10 million pounds* in 2018.
Fees paid for the hiring of knights' services in each county of medieval England between 1210 and 1212
(in Pounds sterling)
County
Fees in Pounds sterling
Yorkshire
490.33
Norfolk & Suffolk
475
Devon
438.25
Dorset & Somerset
423
Essex & Hertfordshire
414.63
Lincolnshire
312.25
Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire
249
Worcestershire
248.5
Sussex
224.75
Kent
224.75
Leicestershire
221.25
Cornwall
220.25
Herefordshire
203
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All original figures were given as fractions, and have been converted and rounded to two decimal places.
No data available for Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire or Westmoreland.
* 5,334.4 GBP in 1210 = 10,403,387.45 GBP in 2018
5,334.4 GBP in 1211 = 9,270,356.28 GBP in 2018
5,334.4 GBP in 1212 = 10,573,479.80 GBP in 2018
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Oxford University Press. (December 31, 1971). Fees paid for the hiring of knights' services in each county of medieval England between 1210 and 1212 (in Pounds sterling) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055412/fees-paid-to-knights-in-medieval-england-by-county/
Oxford University Press. "Fees paid for the hiring of knights' services in each county of medieval England between 1210 and 1212 (in Pounds sterling)." Chart. December 31, 1971. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055412/fees-paid-to-knights-in-medieval-england-by-county/
Oxford University Press. (1971). Fees paid for the hiring of knights' services in each county of medieval England between 1210 and 1212 (in Pounds sterling). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055412/fees-paid-to-knights-in-medieval-england-by-county/
Oxford University Press. "Fees Paid for The Hiring of Knights' Services in Each County of Medieval England between 1210 and 1212 (in Pounds Sterling)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 1971, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055412/fees-paid-to-knights-in-medieval-england-by-county/
Oxford University Press, Fees paid for the hiring of knights' services in each county of medieval England between 1210 and 1212 (in Pounds sterling) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055412/fees-paid-to-knights-in-medieval-england-by-county/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
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