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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 5181978, member: 101855&quot;]Henry VI was nine months old when his father, Henry V, died. Needless to say he was not ready to be king, and unfortunately he never was ready. Henry suffered from mental disorders which left him unable to function. Some of his suggested that he had porphyria like George III.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was deposed once by Edward IV, but came back is a figurehead for a bit less than a year. The next time he was deposed, he went to the Tower of London where he was quietly executed.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>This is a Henry IV four pence or groat.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212656[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212719[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first Tudor king, Henry VII, got to the throne by defeating and killing Richard III in battle. Richard is the last British king to die in battle. Henry, who was from the House of Lancaster, greatly strengthened his hold on the crown by marrying Elizabeth of York.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was more than a marriage of convenience. He genuinely loved her and had not affairs outside of his marriage, which was unusual for kings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry issued both the old-style medieval coins and later the Renaissance style which featured realistic portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Medieval style groat</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212726[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212727[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212727[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Renaissance groat</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1212733[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212734[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Henry VIII is one of the most famous of all the British kings. His six wives and flamboyant lifestyle are famous although living around him was probably hell. There are two major styles of Henry VIII portraits. Here is a two pence piece which shows the &quot;young Henry.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212736[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212737[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And a more familiar &quot;old Henry.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1212738[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1212739[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Oddly enough, there has not been another British king named Henry since old Henry died in 1547.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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