Why did Britain become a republic? Investigate this document
(Catalogue ref: LR 2/124/5) This document is part of an
inventory from 1651. Whenever a person died it was normal to
make a list, or inventory, of all their possessions. This helped
the relatives to decide who would inherit particular items. If
the dead person owed any debts, the inventory also showed what
money and goods there were to pay the debts. - What did this
person own when they were alive? Click on the interactive button
to explore this document. - What kind of goods are listed here?
(Clue: What are Holbein, Leonardo and Michelangelo famous for?)
- What can you tell about the person from these goods? To give
you an idea of values, £2 in 1651 would be worth around £200
today. - An inventory was a normal document in 1651. Yet this
document would have been very shocking to people in 1651. Can
you guess why? Did you guess? This is part of the inventory of
the goods of King Charles I. The goods listed here were a small
part of the king’s valuabl