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Norman |
William I |
1066 |
1087 |
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William II |
1087 |
1100 |
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Henry I |
1100 |
1135 |
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Stephen |
1135 |
1154 |
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Plantagenet |
Henry II |
1154 |
1189 |
Short cross penny first struck 1180. |
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Richard I |
1189 |
1199 |
Only Anglo-Galic coins of Richard the lion-heart bear the name Ricardvs otherwise coins struck in this reign bore his fathers name. |
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John |
1199 |
1216 |
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Henry III |
1216 |
1272 |
Gold penny struck 1257, Long cross penny introduced 1247 to deter clipping. |
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Edward I |
1272 |
1307 |
First Groat, Farthing and Halfpenny struck 1279. |
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Edward II |
1307 |
1327 |
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Edward III |
1327 |
1377 |
First Florin, Double Florin and Noble minted 1344. |
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Richard II |
1377 |
1399 |
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Lancaster |
Henry IV |
1399 |
1413 |
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Henry V |
1413 |
1422 |
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Henry VI |
1422 |
1461 |
First reign of Henry VI. |
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York |
Edward IV |
1461 |
1485 |
First reign of Edward IV. The Ryal, Angel and Half Angel first minted. The Noble was altered (Rose Noble). |
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Henry VI |
1470 |
1471 |
Henry VI restored to throne. |
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Edward IV |
1471 |
1483 |
Edward IV restored to throne. |
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Richard III |
1483 |
1485 |
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Tudor |
Henry VII |
1485 |
1509 |
Sovereign and Shilling (a.k.a. Testoon) first minted. |
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Henry VIII |
1509 |
1547 |
The Crown Introduced 1526. |
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Edward VI |
1547 |
1553 |
The Halfcrown, Sixpence and Threepence first minted 1551. |
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Mary |
1553 |
1554 |
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Philip & Mary |
1554 |
1558 |
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Elizabeth I |
1558 |
1603 |
Three Farthing piece and Three Halfpence piece introduced. Irish Shilling used in England as a Ninepence piece. First milled coins introduced. |
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Stuart |
James |
1603 |
1625 |
James I of England (James VI of Scotland). The Unite is introduced 1604 and replaced by the Laurel in 1619. |
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Charles I |
1625 |
1649 |
Siege pieces struck in Civil war from 1644. |
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1649 |
1660 |
Commonwealth (Cromwell coinage was machine made not hammered). |
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Charles II |
1660 |
1685 |
Hammered coins superseded by milled in 1663. |