Your Fave British Monarch?

[scottishmoney 29]

Who is yours?

Mine would be QEI, an endlessly fascinating personage who manipulated men, the church, and kingdoms. A more distant second would be Queen Mary of Scotland, QEI's cousin. She was fascinating because her life played out much like a made for TV drama with her affairs, marriages etc.

[Peter 615]

It would have to be Edward 111.He was red hot at poker...or something like that

[Paulus 1,975]

It would have to be Edward 111.He was red hot at poker...or something like that

Wasn't that Eddie 2 (as rumour has it?)

Love Horrible Histories btw!!

[Coinery 1,149]

Who is yours?

Mine would be QEI, an endlessly fascinating personage who manipulated men, the church, and kingdoms. A more distant second would be Queen Mary of Scotland, QEI's cousin. She was fascinating because her life played out much like a made for TV drama with her affairs, marriages etc.

With you on this one! Majesty embodied, such a romantic part of our heritage!

[Paulus 1,975]

Who is yours?

Mine would be QEI, an endlessly fascinating personage who manipulated men, the church, and kingdoms. A more distant second would be Queen Mary of Scotland, QEI's cousin. She was fascinating because her life played out much like a made for TV drama with her affairs, marriages etc.

With you on this one! Majesty embodied, such a romantic part of our heritage!

Agreed, with Charles II 2nd, despite all his partying the Royal Society years were some of the most significant in our history

[Peckris 579]

Possibly Richard III - the most misunderstood monarch we ever had, and whose reputation was sealed forever by those Tacky Tudors whose own legitimacy was extremely slender bordering on non-existent!!

[Peckris 579]

Possibly Richard III - the most misunderstood monarch we ever had, and whose reputation was sealed forever by those Tacky Tudors whose own legitimacy was extremely slender bordering on non-existent!!

[Paulus 1,975]

Possibly Richard III - the most misunderstood monarch we ever had, and whose reputation was sealed forever by those Tacky Tudors whose own legitimacy was extremely slender bordering on non-existent!!

And thanks to Will Shakespeare!

[Peckris 579]

How weird. I tried to Reply, got an error message saying I could only post a certain number of times, hit Go Back, and found two of my post!

Weirder still and weirder - now there's only one of it!!

Edited August 2, 2012 by Peckris

[Peckris 579]

Possibly Richard III - the most misunderstood monarch we ever had, and whose reputation was sealed forever by those Tacky Tudors whose own legitimacy was extremely slender bordering on non-existent!!

And thanks to Will Shakespeare!

Quite! Not to mention all those Court painters who were given a full time job adding hunchbacks and withered arms to perfectly normal portraits...

[azda 979]

Robert the Bruce.......

[scottishmoney 29]

Agreed, with Charles II 2nd, despite all his partying the Royal Society years were some of the most significant in our history

With 27 illegitimate offspring, he was quite prolific. Camilla Parker-Bowles Windsor is said to be one of the descendants.

[josie 8]

I raise my hand,King James I.

[Coinery 1,149]

I raise my hand,King James I.

Bust 6 by any chance?

[Peckris 579]

I raise my hand,King James I.

Bust 6 by any chance?

That would be James I of England and Bust 6 of Scotland?

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Bust 6 by any chance?

That would be James I of England and Bust 6 of Scotland?

Probably referring to James I's sixth bust on his English issues. A large, detailed bust - just what I look for.

[josie 8]

Bust 6 by any chance?

That would be James I of England and Bust 6 of Scotland?

Probably referring to James I's sixth bust on his English issues. A large, detailed bust - just what I look for.

Im not into old coinage it is to far for me.

Like the history,time to time found new things.

More to dig more things found,the more or longer process,its like endless.

Bust 6 seen in the web have One lion,three lion,harp,iris.

No tower or eagle.

[Coinery 1,149]

Bust 6 by any chance?

That would be James I of England and Bust 6 of Scotland?

Probably referring to James I's sixth bust on his English issues. A large, detailed bust - just what I look for.

Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies.

As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage...

[scottishmoney 29]

Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies.

As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage...

Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita.

I got a 10 year old bottle in duty free coming back from Copenhagen. It was on special offer, too!

[Red Riley 2]

Who is yours?

Mine would be QEI, an endlessly fascinating personage who manipulated men, the church, and kingdoms. A more distant second would be Queen Mary of Scotland, QEI's cousin. She was fascinating because her life played out much like a made for TV drama with her affairs, marriages etc.

Oh, you can't do this to me, a died in the wool republican!

OK you've persuaded me;

1) Alfred the Great - man of great learning and no mean military tactician.

2) Elizabeth I - brilliant tactician and to my mind founder of the modern British state.

3) George IV - because he was so bad, had he lived another 10 years we would have become a republic 170 years ago!

[Coinery 1,149]

Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies.

As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage...

Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita.

Had a glass of talisker over 20 years ago, never found a better whiskey to-date, and it's not for want of trying as many others as opportunity presents!

[Rob 3,152]

Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies.

As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage...

Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita.

Had a glass of talisker over 20 years ago, never found a better whiskey to-date, and it's not for want of trying as many others as opportunity presents!

I've always appreciated a glass of Linkwood.

[Coinery 1,149]

Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies.

As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage...

Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita.

Had a glass of talisker over 20 years ago, never found a better whiskey to-date, and it's not for want of trying as many others as opportunity presents!

I've always appreciated a glass of Linkwood.

Just had a quick look on the net, I might give it a try! Their 1981 runs at 56.9% doubt I'll be able to afford that one!