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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 5621243, member: 14873"]<b><font face="Times New Roman">Charles I (1625-1649) Silver Half-Crown (1625)</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000charles1s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">[ATTACH=full]1242193[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Tower Mint (Harp), Seaby 2771, North 2207, Diameter: 35mm, Weight: 15.13gm</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Charles I wearing crown and holding sword over his shoulder, mounted on plumed caparisoned horse walking left</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HIB REX</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(Charles by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Garnished oval arms at center.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(I reign under the auspices of Christ)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Notes:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">1. Conflict with Parliament over role of the Monarchy and Religion led to the outbreak of Civil war in 1642 - Royalists versus Parliamentarians (Cavaliers and Roundheads) which ended in victory for Parliament in 1648.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">2. Charles I was the only English Monarch to be exectued in English history - charged and tried for treason by Parliament, found guilty and beheaded on 30 January 1649.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">3. England was governed by Parliament (Oliver Cromwell) as a Protectorate/Commonwealth from 1649 until 1660.</font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Footnotes and further References:</font></p><ul> <li><font face="Times New Roman">I was born and grew up in an area of Lancashire that had great historical association with the English Civil War (and coincidentally Roman Britain). Just a couple of miles from my house was the great historical estate of The Towneley family that dates back to the 1300s. <a href="https://lancashirepast.com/2018/03/30/towneley-hall-burnley/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://lancashirepast.com/2018/03/30/towneley-hall-burnley/" rel="nofollow">Here is an excellent Towneley History</a> that includes the participation of the family as Royalists in the English Civil War</font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman">CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS, The English Civil War, 1642-1649, Christopher Hibbert, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1993 - a very exhaustive and detailed account.</font></li> <li><font face="Times New Roman">The following Wikipedia pages provide a wealth of general information relating to the history, causes, events and aftermath of the English Civil War:<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War" rel="nofollow">The English Civil War</a><br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_(England)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_(England)" rel="nofollow">The Restoration</a></font></li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 5621243, member: 14873"][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Charles I (1625-1649) Silver Half-Crown (1625)[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000charles1s.jpg[/IMG] [ATTACH=full]1242193[/ATTACH] Tower Mint (Harp), Seaby 2771, North 2207, Diameter: 35mm, Weight: 15.13gm Obverse depiction: Charles I wearing crown and holding sword over his shoulder, mounted on plumed caparisoned horse walking left Inscription: CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HIB REX (Charles by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland) Reverse depiction: Garnished oval arms at center. Inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO (I reign under the auspices of Christ) Notes: 1. Conflict with Parliament over role of the Monarchy and Religion led to the outbreak of Civil war in 1642 - Royalists versus Parliamentarians (Cavaliers and Roundheads) which ended in victory for Parliament in 1648. 2. Charles I was the only English Monarch to be exectued in English history - charged and tried for treason by Parliament, found guilty and beheaded on 30 January 1649. 3. England was governed by Parliament (Oliver Cromwell) as a Protectorate/Commonwealth from 1649 until 1660.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]Footnotes and further References:[/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]I was born and grew up in an area of Lancashire that had great historical association with the English Civil War (and coincidentally Roman Britain). Just a couple of miles from my house was the great historical estate of The Towneley family that dates back to the 1300s. [URL='https://lancashirepast.com/2018/03/30/towneley-hall-burnley/']Here is an excellent Towneley History[/URL] that includes the participation of the family as Royalists in the English Civil War[/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS, The English Civil War, 1642-1649, Christopher Hibbert, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1993 - a very exhaustive and detailed account.[/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]The following Wikipedia pages provide a wealth of general information relating to the history, causes, events and aftermath of the English Civil War: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War']The English Civil War[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_(England)']The Restoration[/URL][/FONT] [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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