Assertion: wardrobe | /r/CapableOf | receive regular block grants
Facets:
value: from the exchequer
type: OTHER
value: for much
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Wardrobe received regular block grants from the Exchequer for much of its history; in addition, however, the wardrobe treasure of gold and jewels enabled the king to make secret and rapid payments to fund his diplomatic and military operations, and for a time, in the 13th-14th centuries, it eclipsed the Exchequer as the chief spending department of central government.