Channel: Lindybeige

Category: Education

Tags: englandpencecoinagemoneyerpre-decimalcoinsdecimalisationkingshistoryshillinggoldmintpoundmoneyenglishsilvercurrencypennycrown

Description: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days by going to acorn.tv and use promo code: 'lindybeige'. I talk for a bit the history of English coinage, and the problems of maintaining a good currency. Once or twice I might stray off topic, but I end with an explanation of why the system worked so well. Picture credits: 40 librae weight Martinvl, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sceat K series, and others By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4040579 William I penny, and Charles II crown The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bust of Charlemagne By Beckstet - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15563212 Edward VI crown By CNG - cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=143689, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7716271 Charles II guinea Gregory Edmund, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): outloudmerch.com/collections/lindybeige More videos here: All Lindybeige: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make. ▼ Follow me... Twitter: twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads. Facebook:facebook.com/Lindybeige My website: LloydianAspects.co.uk Channel page: youtube.com/user/Lindybeige