The Georgian Bank of England: a day in the life
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The Importance of 1783
There were a series of wars throughout the long 18th century. Every time there was another war, the country needed to borrow more money. The Bank of England became embedded in this process of public finance. It might well have been because it's so embedded in the public finances at the time. East India Company is coming under greater and greater scrutiny around this time.
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