09/02/2026
America's debt situation has been getting plenty of attention lately, and this isn't the first debt drama in history. Nearly 500 years ago, Henry VIII faced a budget problem ... His strategy? Quietly reduce the amount of gold and silver in England's coins while keeping their face value the same. People eventually caught on, and the episode became one of history's earliest examples of currency debasement.
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