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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25483819, member: 101855&quot;]<b>“Henry”</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The name “Henry” has been shared by eight British monarchs, but it has not appeared after Henry VIII died in 1547. Among the eight kings named Henry, numbers I, II, V and VII have been judged as effective, if not necessarily benevolent rulers. Historians characterize Henry III as weak and indecisive. Henry IV was racked by guilt over the fact that he deposed Richard II. Henry VI had mental issues and was deposed only to be restored to the crown and deposed a second time. Henry VII started the House of Tudor dynasty. Henry VIII was a unique individual.</p><p><br /></p><p>In his youth, Henry VIII was the image of a Renaissance man. He was strong and very athletic. He was educated and very well read. He played music well and may have been a composer. All of that changed as he grew older. Some say he changed after he was knocked unconscious during a jousting match. He remained comatose for a few hours. When he regained consciousness, he was a changed man. He became imperious and cruel.</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VIII is most famous for his six wives and his break with the Catholic Church. He always had a wondering eye and was constantly having extra marital affairs, but he was also obsessed with fathering a male child who would continue the Tudor Dynesty. To this end he discarded wives who could not give him a surviving son. Among his six wives Henry had two executed. He dumped two more. Jane Seymour give him his son, but died from complications from childbirth. His last wife, Katherine Parr, survived him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry debased the coinage to pay for his lavish lifestyle. He came to be known as “old copper nose” because the nose on his portrait on the debased silver coins issued toward the end of his reign turned brown in circulation. He also plundered Catholic properties to take charge of their wealth.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting that there has not been another British King named “Henry” since he died in 1547. Could it be that subsequent monarchs did not want to saddle their sons with Henry’s reputation?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631300[/ATTACH] </p><p><i>A young Henry VIII appears on this two pence piece which was issued during the period from 1526 to 1544. &quot;Renaissance&quot; portraits of the king were introduced during the reign of Henry VIII&#039;s father, Henry VII. The king was depicted as a real person instead of the caricatures of medieval times. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631301[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>Old Henry VIII appears on this groat or four pence from 1544 to 1547. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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