Show Henry III Ill Introduced Custom of Presenting Gifts to the Emperor The Roman custom of making gifts gilts to the emperor on New Years Year's was introduced into England during the thc time of Henry III It is said that Queen Elizabeth supplied herself with jewels and wardrobes almost entirely from these gifts English nobility followed the custom cus cus- tom torn of sending to the king a purse with gold in it until the century Under the Tudors and the Stuarts it became proper for all classes to give presents to friends with the wish that the New Year would be filled with prosperity Ladies received gifts gilts of pins or gloves both then quite expensive and it was from this custom that the term pin money originated |