'Bank of England during the long eighteenth century, 1694-1820' in R Roberts & D Kynaston (eds), The Bank of England. Money, Power and Influence, 1694-1994

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Author(s) Bowen, H V
Publication type Chapter
Year published 1995
Pages pp1-18
Publisher Clarendon Press
Place Published Oxford

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Provides a scholarly review of the Bank's activities in the 18th century, notably with regard to its relations with the State, its functions at the heart of the City and banking and financial markets, and its own commercial operations. Has sections: 'War and crisis - the pattern of development'; 'Suspicion and hostility - opposition to the Bank'; 'Public bank - the great engine of the state'; 'Private bank - credit and circulation'; 'From London bank to national bank'