Charles I's Desperate Gold Seizure
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On a cold morning in 1640, King Charles I of England seized £130,000 in gold from the Tower of London—money belonging to his own subjects. This wasn't an act of strength. It was a confession of bankruptcy. Full video — They Sold Favors From the Throne — Then It Snapped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aziQnq3_lxc
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