Royal government and finances

• The sums of money that the king could collect from his lands and through the taxes were quite large
• The English kings were among the wealthiest monarchs in the world
• Between 1194-98, Richard had an annual income of about £25,000
• John’s income was between £22,000 and £25,000
• In 1211, it was suggested that John collected £83,291 from tax