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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 2812365, member: 74968"]So, I have been adding coins to my "Historical figures dramatized by Shakespeare collection". This Edward III will fit nicely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Excerpt from wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>"Edward III</b> (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_England" rel="nofollow">King of England</a> from 25 January 1327 until his death; he is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England" rel="nofollow">Edward II</a>. Edward III transformed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" rel="nofollow">Kingdom of England</a> into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of 50 years was the second longest in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_in_the_Middle_Ages" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_in_the_Middle_Ages" rel="nofollow">medieval England</a> and saw vital developments in legislation and government—in particular the evolution of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_England" rel="nofollow">English parliament</a>—as well as the ravages of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death" rel="nofollow">Black Death</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_(politics)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_(politics)" rel="nofollow">deposed</a> by his mother, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France" rel="nofollow">Isabella of France</a>, and her lover <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mortimer,_1st_Earl_of_March" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mortimer,_1st_Earl_of_March" rel="nofollow">Roger Mortimer</a>. At age seventeen he led a successful coup against Mortimer, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto" rel="nofollow">de facto</a> ruler of the country, and began his personal reign. After a successful campaign in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland" rel="nofollow">Scotland</a> he declared himself <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_claim_to_the_French_throne" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_claim_to_the_French_throne" rel="nofollow">rightful heir to the French throne</a> in 1337 but his claim was denied. This started what became known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War" rel="nofollow">Hundred Years' War</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>Following some initial setbacks the war went exceptionally well for England; victories at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy" rel="nofollow">Crécy</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers_(1356)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers_(1356)" rel="nofollow">Poitiers</a> led to the highly favourable <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Br%C3%A9tigny" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Br%C3%A9tigny" rel="nofollow">Treaty of Brétigny</a>. Edward's later years were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward III was a temperamental man but capable of unusual clemency. He was in many ways a conventional king whose main interest was warfare. Admired in his own time and for centuries after, Edward was denounced as an irresponsible adventurer by later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_history" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_history" rel="nofollow">Whig historians</a> such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stubbs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stubbs" rel="nofollow">William Stubbs</a>. This view has been challenged recently and modern historians credit him with some significant achievements.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a>"</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edward III Silver Penny Pre-treaty period C London (1.10g 18.0mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: EDWARDVS REX ANGLI. Facing crowned bust.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev: CIVITAS LONDON. Longcross with trefoil pellets in each angle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cross 1, Lombardic M, Reversed barrred N, wedge tailed R, annulets in each quarter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spink – 1584 North - 1149</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]658503[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my list of these historical figures. I still need those marked with an asterisk.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coins of historical figures dramatized in Shakespeare’s plays</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Lepidus*</p><p><br /></p><p>Pompey</p><p><br /></p><p>Brutus</p><p><br /></p><p>Julius Caesar</p><p><br /></p><p>Marc Antony</p><p><br /></p><p>Cassius*</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VIII*</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry IV*</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry V</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VI*</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VII*</p><p><br /></p><p>Richard II*</p><p><br /></p><p>Richard III*</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward Black Prince of Wales</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward III</p><p><br /></p><p>Eleanor of Acquitaine*</p><p><br /></p><p>John*</p><p><br /></p><p>Cleopatra*</p><p><br /></p><p>The Dauphin (later Charles VII)</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward IV</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles VI of France *</p><p><br /></p><p>Phillip II of France*</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any of your coins from the above list. I would love to see them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 2812365, member: 74968"]So, I have been adding coins to my "Historical figures dramatized by Shakespeare collection". This Edward III will fit nicely. Excerpt from wikipedia: [B]"Edward III[/B] (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_England']King of England[/URL] from 25 January 1327 until his death; he is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England']Edward II[/URL]. Edward III transformed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England']Kingdom of England[/URL] into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of 50 years was the second longest in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_in_the_Middle_Ages']medieval England[/URL] and saw vital developments in legislation and government—in particular the evolution of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_England']English parliament[/URL]—as well as the ravages of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death']Black Death[/URL]. Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_(politics)']deposed[/URL] by his mother, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France']Isabella of France[/URL], and her lover [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mortimer,_1st_Earl_of_March']Roger Mortimer[/URL]. At age seventeen he led a successful coup against Mortimer, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto']de facto[/URL] ruler of the country, and began his personal reign. After a successful campaign in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland']Scotland[/URL] he declared himself [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_claim_to_the_French_throne']rightful heir to the French throne[/URL] in 1337 but his claim was denied. This started what became known as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War']Hundred Years' War[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-1'][1][/URL]Following some initial setbacks the war went exceptionally well for England; victories at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy']Crécy[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers_(1356)']Poitiers[/URL] led to the highly favourable [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Br%C3%A9tigny']Treaty of Brétigny[/URL]. Edward's later years were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health. Edward III was a temperamental man but capable of unusual clemency. He was in many ways a conventional king whose main interest was warfare. Admired in his own time and for centuries after, Edward was denounced as an irresponsible adventurer by later [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_history']Whig historians[/URL] such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stubbs']William Stubbs[/URL]. This view has been challenged recently and modern historians credit him with some significant achievements.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-2'][2][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#cite_note-3'][3][/URL]" Edward III Silver Penny Pre-treaty period C London (1.10g 18.0mm) Obv: EDWARDVS REX ANGLI. Facing crowned bust. Rev: CIVITAS LONDON. Longcross with trefoil pellets in each angle. Cross 1, Lombardic M, Reversed barrred N, wedge tailed R, annulets in each quarter. Spink – 1584 North - 1149 [ATTACH=full]658503[/ATTACH] Here is my list of these historical figures. I still need those marked with an asterisk. [B]Coins of historical figures dramatized in Shakespeare’s plays[/B] Lepidus* Pompey Brutus Julius Caesar Marc Antony Cassius* Augustus Henry VIII* Henry IV* Henry V Henry VI* Henry VII* Richard II* Richard III* Edward Black Prince of Wales Edward III Eleanor of Acquitaine* John* Cleopatra* The Dauphin (later Charles VII) Edward IV Charles VI of France * Phillip II of France* Please post any of your coins from the above list. I would love to see them.[/QUOTE]
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