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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24584025, member: 101855&quot;]I just received five British coins from a recent auction. The first one is this George I six pence.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1560624[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>George I was German. He became king after Queen Anne died leaving no living heirs. He was the great grandson of James I. One of James&#039; daughters married a German prince. </p><p><br /></p><p>George could not speak English well and had no desire to improve. He communicated in French and Latin. He spent most of his time as king in Germany. The office of British Prime Minister was created during this people so that most government functions could be run without him. </p><p><br /></p><p>When George came to England, he brought two of his mistresses with him. He had his wife imprisoned because she had cheated on him early in their marriage. His son, also named George, strongly opposed the treatment of his mother. </p><p><br /></p><p>George was not a popular king among the British because he showed little interest in them. When he died, he was buried in Germany, which was probably his preference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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