‘A fascinating account of the creation of the Bank of England, and of the Scotsman behind it.’
Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England from 2003 - 2013
‘Rightly emphasising the human factor, and the role of happenstance, Valerie Hamilton has given us a highly enjoyable as well as insightful account of how the Bank of England began.’
David Kynaston
‘A thrilling yarn, crisscrossing oceans, as entrepreneurs, traders and pirates join forces with the financial elite to conjure up the Bank of England…an enterprise that has sat at the heart of British power and commerce for over 300 years.’
Di Kane