[Ansteorra] period kings and gambling

[Marcha Daffin]

Cannot cite the references but being a poker playing I once did research and 
found that Henry VIII liked to play it.  At least what passes for poker back 
then. You cn bet your sweet bippie they gambled!
Bert
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Mullins" <paedrics at yahoo.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] period kings and gambling


Seems to me I have seen several references to Queen Elizabeth playing 
cards...

I expect Royalty probably did gamble.

The Jews were the main moneylenders for much of our time. They often loaned 
money to kings, and were sometimes repaid with pograms and expulsions (not 
just a 20th century phenomenon)

Paedric

From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: Inc. Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:42 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] period kings and gambling

> Seems like Hanse STILL owes me on a 50-1 longshot...

Did period Royalty gamble? Examples?

If they lost, did they pay up? It seems like getting the king to pay up, if 
he lost might be rather difficult to enforce.

I seem to remember that if you loaned money to the king, you might not get 
repaid, at least in money.

Thanks,
Stefan

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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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