Your Fave British Monarch?

[Peckris]

Who is yours?

Mine would be QEI, an endlessly fascinating personage who manipulated men, the church, and kingdoms. A more distant second would be Queen Mary of Scotland, QEI's cousin. She was fascinating because her life played out much like a made for TV drama with her affairs, marriages etc.

Oh, you can't do this to me, a died in the wool republican!

OK you've persuaded me;

1) Alfred the Great - man of great learning and no mean military tactician.

2) Elizabeth I - brilliant tactician and to my mind founder of the modern British state.

3) George IV - because he was so bad, had he lived another 10 years we would have become a republic 170 years ago!

Can't argue with that! If we had a LEAST favourite monarch, he'd be near or at the top of my list. Just to give one example : Pistrucci reduced the number of his chins to about three, but he still wasn't satisfied until Wyon produced his 'Adonis bust' ... and the people of Britain looked at their coins and said "Who the hell is that?"

[Rob]

Yes, on the English coinage! If I ever get into a bidding war at an auction with you and Peter, I know just what tactics to employ to win the lot!

You can distract Peter with some fat cigars and me with a bottle of vintage Talisker. It'll take more than one bottle if we're talking about early pennies.

As for favourite monarch, I've got a soft spot for Edward the Confessor. A very interesting reign and a somewhat 'human' king. Not to mention that I'm enamoured with his coinage...

Nae chance wi' the 18 year old Tally me thinks! You'd be quite amazed how many I have converted in Ukraine with that Aqua de Vita.

Had a glass of talisker over 20 years ago, never found a better whiskey to-date, and it's not for want of trying as many others as opportunity presents!

I've always appreciated a glass of Linkwood.

Just had a quick look on the net, I might give it a try! Their 1981 runs at 56.9% doubt I'll be able to afford that one!

But it is extremely nice.

[scottishmoney]

1) Alfred the Great - man of great learning and no mean military tactician.

2) Elizabeth I - brilliant tactician and to my mind founder of the modern British state.

3) George IV - because he was so bad, had he lived another 10 years we would have become a republic 170 years ago!

Tis quite okay, if and when the current next in line ascends said throne, if it is more than 10 years I predict republicanism will be quite the rage. Which is particularly why I think they should just lock him away like GIII and declare a regency. Have to admit, sardonically all the whiles, it would be most humourous to see the portrait of the next in line whence he becomes Queen in hopefully more than a few years. Might could blend it with the profile of his mistress/wife.

[scottishmoney]

Tally is quite the easier to find in places where it is not known or appreciated. I have brought some to the wild east, and it became quite the sensation fine spirits are more akin to gold. Makes good "incentive" to make people do their jobs.