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morepork
on March 22, 2022
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Tolkien's Paintings
£100,000 in 1969 is nearly £2 million today, so while little compared to the billion dollar adaptations in the 2000s, still a tidy sum
Wildgoose
on March 23, 2022
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It was needed to pay a large tax bill. Taxes were much higher then. In the UK they peaked at 98%, made up of 83% Income Tax and a 15% surcharge for income not directly earned.
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