Gresham's Law: The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I's Banker by John Guy
English | January 11th, 2020 | ISBN: 1788162366 | 320 pages | EPUB | 2.13 MB
Thomas Gresham was arguably the first true wizard of global finance. He rose through the mercantile worlds of London and Antwerp to become the hidden power behind three out of the five Tudor monarchs. Today his name is remembered in economic doctrines, in the institutions he founded (the Royal Exchange, Gresham College) and in the City of London's position at the economic centre of the earth.