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Winston Churchill refused to pay his tailor’s bills
Refusal to pay the bills of one's tailor was famously almost a point of honor among English gentlemen in past centuries and Winston Churchill was no exception, newly released archives show. Britain's World War Two leader had racked up a bill of 197 pounds by 1937 – around 12,000 pounds ($18,000) at today's prices -…
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UK wartime leader Winston Churchill refused to pay his tailor’s bills
Refusal to pay the bills of one's tailor was famously almost a point of honour among English gentlemen in past centuries and Winston Churchill was no exception, newly released archives show. Britain's World War Two leader had racked up a bill of 197 pounds by 1937 – around 12,000 pounds at today's prices – with…