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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3358310, member: 14873&quot;]I find it hard to include meaningful historical notes with my coin entries. Sometimes I think the information is too verbose and superfluous - yet it oftentimes seems appropriate and particularly relevant.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, in the case of Charles II - James II …………… When Charles II was restored to the Throne in 1660, he designated his brother James, the heir apparent, Duke of York and Duke of Albany and appointed him Grand Admiral of the Royal Navy. A subsequent naval conflict with the Dutch resulted in a victory for England mostly due to the leadership of James. Charles II thereupon rewarded James with a gift of the swath of land in North America settled by the Dutch called New Amsterdam (which they had ceded to England as reparation) which was subsequently renamed New York in honor of James who then selected the name Albany for a Capital city.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find this historical information to be very fascinating.</p><p><br /></p><p>I welcome any corrections or additions to the above.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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