1528 Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat

1528 Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat.

Superb example of this highly sought after coin.



Some facts about King Henry VIII.

King Henry VIII married six times. The names of his wives were Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr

The following rhyme details the order and how the marriages of each of the wives of King Henry VIII ended:

"Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived"

The number of executions in his reign amounted to 72,000!

Two of his wives were beheaded, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. Anne and Catherine were cousins

His fifth wife, Catherine Howard, was 18 years old when she was beheaded

He had three children. His first Child was Mary Tudor who became Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary). His second Child was Elizabeth who became Queen Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen) and his third Child was Edward who became King Edward VI

His daughter Mary prosecuted Protestants and was responsible for executing 300 people and has therefore been referred to as Bloody Mary ever since.

Henry was an extremely tall man standing six foot four inches tall

The last set of armour owned by King Henry VIII showed a waist measurement of about 58 to 60 inches which indicated a weight of about 320 pounds when he was an old man

Some believe that King Henry VIII died of the sexually transmitted disease Syphilis which seems to go with his problems with a badly ulcerated leg.

King Henry VIII wrote the words and lyrics of Greensleeves for Anne Boleyn during their turbulent courtship

His doctors were afraid to tell him that he was dying because the Treason Act forbade anyone from predicting the death of the king