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<p>[QUOTE="scottishmoney, post: 4993047, member: 12789"]Well done, it was funny - this morning I was thinking it was a good day for a bonfire. Guy Fawkes day, how appropriate.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing stands out with 17th century British history - was an amazingly violent time to live in Britain. Every religious belief was under attack from some other belief. Religious pogroms were actually quite common until after the Massacre at Glencoe in 1692.</p><p><br /></p><p>So when they got the chance some fled across the ocean to a mysterious and not very well mapped N. America - where incredibly the same thing happened - the Pilgrims in New England were persecuted in England, but came to America and persecuted those against them - think Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island. Colonies were largely established on religious lines ie Protestants in Virginia, Quakers in Pennsylvania, Roman Catholics in Maryland.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1199203[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A fascinating memento from Scottish and British history, this AR medal by Nicholas Briot was struck in 1633 to commemorate Charles I's very belated Scottish coronation that year. His coronation should have been much earlier, he ascended the throne in 1625, but he carelessly delayed said coronation until finally giving into demands that it be done in 1633. His introduction of Anglican liturgy into the coronation ceremony did little to endear him to his Scottish subjects, and things went decidedly sour thereafter. On his return trip to London his baggage including many crown jewels were lost in the Firth of Forth, just off of Burntisland. Subsequently alleged witches were brought to trial in London, on charges of causing the shipwreck. Things went down for Charles I from there on, both in Scotland and in England.</p><p><br /></p><p>This lovely medal, with a lifelike portrait of the monarch, was commissioned to Nicholas Briot, a famous and skilled coiner. This medal was struck in a screw press, and is actually much better detailed as a result. One of these medals was struck piedfort in gold, which was presented to the King, he kept it as a pocket piece until his death in 1649. The silver examples like this one were thrown by the king to the crowds at the coronation ceremony.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scottishmoney, post: 4993047, member: 12789"]Well done, it was funny - this morning I was thinking it was a good day for a bonfire. Guy Fawkes day, how appropriate. One thing stands out with 17th century British history - was an amazingly violent time to live in Britain. Every religious belief was under attack from some other belief. Religious pogroms were actually quite common until after the Massacre at Glencoe in 1692. So when they got the chance some fled across the ocean to a mysterious and not very well mapped N. America - where incredibly the same thing happened - the Pilgrims in New England were persecuted in England, but came to America and persecuted those against them - think Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island. Colonies were largely established on religious lines ie Protestants in Virginia, Quakers in Pennsylvania, Roman Catholics in Maryland. [ATTACH=full]1199203[/ATTACH] [B][/B] A fascinating memento from Scottish and British history, this AR medal by Nicholas Briot was struck in 1633 to commemorate Charles I's very belated Scottish coronation that year. His coronation should have been much earlier, he ascended the throne in 1625, but he carelessly delayed said coronation until finally giving into demands that it be done in 1633. His introduction of Anglican liturgy into the coronation ceremony did little to endear him to his Scottish subjects, and things went decidedly sour thereafter. On his return trip to London his baggage including many crown jewels were lost in the Firth of Forth, just off of Burntisland. Subsequently alleged witches were brought to trial in London, on charges of causing the shipwreck. Things went down for Charles I from there on, both in Scotland and in England. This lovely medal, with a lifelike portrait of the monarch, was commissioned to Nicholas Briot, a famous and skilled coiner. This medal was struck in a screw press, and is actually much better detailed as a result. One of these medals was struck piedfort in gold, which was presented to the King, he kept it as a pocket piece until his death in 1649. The silver examples like this one were thrown by the king to the crowds at the coronation ceremony.[/QUOTE]
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