History of the English penny (1154–1485) the continental price of silver, thus putting an end to the illegal export of English coinage. The heavy coinage was minted at London and York, inscribed – "Henry by the Grace of God King of England", while the light coinage was minted at London, York, and Durham, inscribed . Henry V (1413–1422) continued his father's light coinage, with similar inscriptions on the coins produced at London, Durham, and York. Henry VI (1422–1461, 1470–1471) came to the throne as an infant. He favoured making peace with France, but his heir, Richard, Duke of York, a descendant of the second son of
Line of succession to the former Russian throne On August 8, 1922, Nicholas was proclaimed as the emperor of all Russia by the "Zemsky Sobor" of the Priamursk region, convened in Vladivostok by General Mikhail Diterikhs. At the time, Grand Duke Nicholas was already living abroad and consequently was not present at the "Sobor". Two months later the Priamursk region fell to the Bolsheviks. Nicholas and Dmitri never publicly proclaimed themselves pretenders, but Cyril Vladimirovich assumed on 8 August 1922 the position of "curator of the throne". On 31 August 1924 he proclaimed himself Cyril I, Emperor of all the Russias. With the assumption of the Imperial title