A01=Val Hamilton
Author_Val Hamilton
Bank
Bank of England
Category=NHTM
Daniel Defoe
Darien adventure
depended on a storm
early seventeenth century
England 1707
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founding the first central bank
history english bank
Moll Flanders
nature of banking
Paterson
pirate
pirates
political conniving
Robinson Crusoe
Spanish treasure
Union of Scotland
William Paterson
Product details
- ISBN 9781803418797
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 28 Oct 2025
- Publisher: Collective Ink
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 different from a banker, and a banker is not so very different from a storyteller. Chancers and risk-takers were needed to get the Bank of England up and running, and perhaps they are still needed to keep it running. Confirming a sense of wonder and extraordinary inevitability in great historic moments, it is a wonderful story that will stay with you, and you will want to share it with others.
Valerie Hamilton ran her own consultancy practice in the City of London focusing on managing change, and personal development for senior managers of large financial and legal organisations. Her early career was in teaching English Literature in schools and universities in the UK, Denmark and the US. A maverick by nature, she enjoys championing those who challenge boundaries and disciplines. She lives in Lancashire, UK.
