Talk:Crown (English coin)

I assume the 23-carat Crown of the (Single) Rose minted for a few months in 1526 and current for 4s 6d was omitted from mention as being too obscure? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.34.130.13 (talk) 00:42, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Does the "English Crown" predate 1421?

This is perhaps trivial but in Susan Wise Bauer's "The History of the Renaisance World" (P 623) Henry V, circa 1413-14, offered to the House of Orleans 2,000,000 crowns dowry and the successful defeat of the House of Burgundy in exhange for the crown of France (this was declined).

Also see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England

"Marriage"

"In 1420 Henry V married Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France and younger sister of the widow of Richard II, Isabella of Valois (who died several years after her husband). Her dowry, upon the agreement between the two kingdoms, was 600,000 crowns.[39] Together the couple had one child, Henry. Upon Henry V's death, the infant prince became King Henry VI of England. "

We thus have two references to "crowns" before 1421. Perhaps one more knowlegeable can follow up and expand the early history of the English crown as money.

Jsusky (talk) 20:15, 24 August 2021 (UTC)