Episode 5. Finance in Britain and Ireland: 1714 to 1785

In Episode 5, Professor Anne Murphy (University of Portsmouth) examines the development of finance in Britain and Ireland, from the emergence of the Bank of England during the Nine Years’ War into a system that would facilitate the growth of the British Empire and Britain’s Industrial Revolution.

During this period we see the rise of entrepreneurs, the increasing influence of financial institutions and some early examples of major financial crises.

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