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Charles I 1625-1647 AD
he second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark, Charles was born at Fife in Scotland on 19 November 1600. His father succeeded Queen Elizabeth I and came to the throne of England as King James I in 1603. Charles was created Duke of Albany at his baptism (December 1600) and Duke of York in 1605. He was placed in the care of Lord and Lady Fyvie until the age of four, then moved to England where he was brought up in the household of Sir Robert and Lady Carey. As a child, Charles suffered from weak ankle joints (probably the result of rickets) which slowed his physical development. He was also slow in learning to speak. He outgrew these defects, except for a slight stammer which he never overcame. His education was overseen by Thomas Murray, a Scottish Presbyterian who later became Provost of Eton. Charles was a serious student who excelled at languages, rhetoric and divinity.
Brass coin weight of Charles I for a Crown (or 5 shillings) from his First Coinage (1625 - 42), made by Nicholas Briot in around 1630.
Obverse : King's bust left as on the actual coin, CAROL REX. Reverse : crowned Vs, diamond stops and small 'B' to the left of the S.
The Frenchman Nicholas Briot came to England and became master of the Royal Mint just before 1620 and in 1632 Charles I banned the use of square weights and from then on these round pictorial weights were used -for the first time a very accurate portrait was used on the weight to aid identification of the coins to be weighed.
14mm. 2.07gm.
he second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark, Charles was born at Fife in Scotland on 19 November 1600. His father succeeded Queen Elizabeth I and came to the throne of England as King James I in 1603. Charles was created Duke of Albany at his baptism (December 1600) and Duke of York in 1605. He was placed in the care of Lord and Lady Fyvie until the age of four, then moved to England where he was brought up in the household of Sir Robert and Lady Carey. As a child, Charles suffered from weak ankle joints (probably the result of rickets) which slowed his physical development. He was also slow in learning to speak. He outgrew these defects, except for a slight stammer which he never overcame. His education was overseen by Thomas Murray, a Scottish Presbyterian who later became Provost of Eton. Charles was a serious student who excelled at languages, rhetoric and divinity.
Brass coin weight of Charles I for a Crown (or 5 shillings) from his First Coinage (1625 - 42), made by Nicholas Briot in around 1630.
Obverse : King's bust left as on the actual coin, CAROL REX. Reverse : crowned Vs, diamond stops and small 'B' to the left of the S.
The Frenchman Nicholas Briot came to England and became master of the Royal Mint just before 1620 and in 1632 Charles I banned the use of square weights and from then on these round pictorial weights were used -for the first time a very accurate portrait was used on the weight to aid identification of the coins to be weighed.
14mm. 2.07gm.
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