The Wooden Ledgers That Ran an Empire — Then Burned It Down
For over 700 years, England's royal treasury ran almost entirely on notched wooden sticks — and their destruction in 1834 accidentally burned down Parliament.
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For over 700 years, England's royal treasury ran almost entirely on notched wooden sticks — and their destruction in 1834 accidentally burned down Parliament.
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