[Ansteorra] period kings and gambling

[Stefan li Rous]

On Jul 1, 2011, at 11:08 PM, Tim McDaniel wrote:

>  I dimly recall that there were major shockwaves when
> Edward III defaulted to the Genoese.
>
> Danielis de Lindo

That is exactly why I asked my original question.  Did kings simply  
say "I lost. I'm not paying. So deal with it."

And in that case, what could the abused party do? And so, why if you  
thought this was likely, would you even bet against the King?

Stefan

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