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Gospels of Henry the Lion- A Million Dollar Book
Posted by Cleo Capili
Categories: General

gospels of henry the lionMost of us love to read. Other are into love stories, others are into sci-fi, suspense, horror, novels and a lot more to mention. But whatever it is if you’re into reading that’s an achievement. Reading is a good skill that will provide you facts and information’s. In short it will give you enough knowledge.

Do you have enough idea, which is the most expensive book in history? Well it is called the Gospels of Henry the Lion. Many years had passed the monks of the Benedictine monastery Helmarshausen were commissioned by the ruler of Henry and his fiancée Mathilde, Brunswick to write the Gospels of Henry the Lion.

The book consists of the records of Henry’s ambitions especially in politics and his ambition of becoming one of the most powerful rulers in Asia.

In the year 1983 the book was sold in an auction for 32 million deutsche or that is $12 million USD.

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