The author performed extensive research on the life and times of the Pirnce of Wales taylor, Louis Bazalgette, and has the receipts to prove it. There are many instances in the book where you can just imagine what a taylor shop in the late 18th and early 19th century were like, as there were no sewing machines back then. Louis used his wealth from taylor to the Prince to buy land, become a lender, and leave a legacy of wealth to his multiple children.