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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5181414, member: 101855"]Let's do the Henrys. Oddly enough there are eight of them too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry I can to power when his brother William I, or Rufus, was killed in a "hunting accident." Henry was all to quick to grab the treasury and the crown. He did not attend his brother's funeral. He died after eating a big plate of eels.</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry I's pennies were terrible. This one is way above average.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212634[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry II was the first Plantagenet king. His mother, Matilda, should have been the Queen of England, but the nobles would not accept a woman as their leader in those days. He had problems with his wife and sons, Richard I and John, who wanted him out of the way. He got into big trouble with a couple of knights took him at his word and killed Thomas Becket.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212643[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212644[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry III is generally viewed as a weak king because he had problems formulating consistent policies. He was most influenced by the last adviser he had seen. His great achievement was the re-building of Westminster Abby. He made an abortive attempt at a British gold coinage which failed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212645[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212646[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry IV took the crown from Richard II. He had serious health problems for much of his reign. Same say he contracted leprosy while on a Crusade. He believed that God was punishing him.</p><p><br /></p><p>For much his reign, Henry's coins were too heavy and contained too much silver. Many of them were sent to the continent and melted, which makes them rare today. Reform came, but it was too late to help modern collectors. Henry IV coins are hard to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>This gold noble was not cheap, but it beat the profoundly ugly, and close to equally expensive alternatives.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212650[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212651[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry V had a short but successful reign. He forged alliances with the British nobles and took lots of French territory. When he died his son had a claim to be the king of England and France.</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry could not wait to be king. One story has it that he was caught trying his father's (Henry IV) crown on for size. Henry died young from dysentery. This is a Henry V two pence.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212654[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Continued next message</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5181414, member: 101855"]Let's do the Henrys. Oddly enough there are eight of them too. Henry I can to power when his brother William I, or Rufus, was killed in a "hunting accident." Henry was all to quick to grab the treasury and the crown. He did not attend his brother's funeral. He died after eating a big plate of eels. Henry I's pennies were terrible. This one is way above average. [ATTACH=full]1212634[/ATTACH] Henry II was the first Plantagenet king. His mother, Matilda, should have been the Queen of England, but the nobles would not accept a woman as their leader in those days. He had problems with his wife and sons, Richard I and John, who wanted him out of the way. He got into big trouble with a couple of knights took him at his word and killed Thomas Becket. [ATTACH=full]1212643[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212644[/ATTACH] Henry III is generally viewed as a weak king because he had problems formulating consistent policies. He was most influenced by the last adviser he had seen. His great achievement was the re-building of Westminster Abby. He made an abortive attempt at a British gold coinage which failed. [ATTACH=full]1212645[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212646[/ATTACH] Henry IV took the crown from Richard II. He had serious health problems for much of his reign. Same say he contracted leprosy while on a Crusade. He believed that God was punishing him. For much his reign, Henry's coins were too heavy and contained too much silver. Many of them were sent to the continent and melted, which makes them rare today. Reform came, but it was too late to help modern collectors. Henry IV coins are hard to find. This gold noble was not cheap, but it beat the profoundly ugly, and close to equally expensive alternatives. [ATTACH=full]1212650[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212651[/ATTACH] Henry V had a short but successful reign. He forged alliances with the British nobles and took lots of French territory. When he died his son had a claim to be the king of England and France. Henry could not wait to be king. One story has it that he was caught trying his father's (Henry IV) crown on for size. Henry died young from dysentery. This is a Henry V two pence. [ATTACH=full]1212653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212654[/ATTACH] [B]Continued next message[/B][/QUOTE]
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