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Pirates, Punters, and Politicians: How the Bank of England Was Founded
By Val Hamilton
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By Val Hamilton
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The Founding of the Bank of England
This is a story about the beginning of the Bank of England. There are other histories available. They all have truth in them. But none has the whole truth. Pirates, Punters, and Politicians: How the Bank of England Was Founded brings into play the accidents, chances, and uncanny turns of events - from Spanish treasure and pirates to sheer good luck and political conniving - that had to occur for this particular bank to come about. A pirate is not very dif...
This is a story about the beginning of the Bank of England. There are other histories available. They all have truth in them. But none has the whole truth. Pirates, Punters, and Politicians: How the Bank of England Was Founded brings into play the accidents, chances, and uncanny turns of events - from Spanish treasure and pirates to sheer good luck and political conniving - that had to occur for this particular bank to come about. A pirate is not very dif...