Welcome to Friday morning with R. Ingram coins. We have today a hammered Crown of Edward 6th. The first ever English dated coin was 1551, this is the following year 1552. The only two years Crowns of Edward 6th were struck. The coin Good Fine plus. It is mintmark tun and the price is £1500. To get more information on The Edward Crown: ringramcoins/catalog/product/view/id/10715/s/crown/ King Edward VI was born on October 12, 1537 at Hampton Court. His parents were Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. He is related to Elizabeth II in that he is the 1st cousin 13 times removed! He ascended to the throne on January 28, 1547 aged 9 years. He was crowned on February 19, 1547 at Westminster Abbey. He died on July 6, 1553 at Greenwich Palace, aged 15 years, 8 months, and 23 days. He was buried at: Westminster and was succeeded by his half sister Mary The government was entrusted to his uncle the Duke of Somerset (who fell from power in 1549), and then to the Earl of Warwick, later created Duke of Northumberland. Edward became a staunch Protestant, and during his reign the Reformation progressed. He died of tuberculosis, and his will, probably prepared by the Duke of Northumberland, set aside that of his father so as to exclude his half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, from the succession. He nominated Lady Jane Grey, a granddaughter of Henry VII, who had recently married Northumberlands son Lord Guildford Dudley and wanted to maintain a Protestant succession. Jane was just 16 years old but although proclaimed queen by Northumberland she was unwilling and not crowned. Meanwhile, Henrys catholic daughter Mary, Edwards half sister, was also proclaimed queen. The situation was resolved when 9 days later Mary and her supporters rode into London and she was accepted as queen and crowned. I am grateful to britroyals/ for much of the above.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:10:22 +0000
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