A COUNTRY UNDER CONTRACT: EARLY-TUDOR ENGLAND AND THE GROWTH OF A CREDIT CULTURE

The historical explanations for the development of modern English credit and finance often overlook the late-medieval period, favoring instead a late fruition by focusing on economic growth in late-Tudor and Stuart England and the anticipation of the founding of the Bank of England in 1694. Moreover...

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Main Author: Mark Horowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2011-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:http://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/213