Economic History

Nicholas Lane documents how the big branch banks of today have their origins largely in the numerous private banking partnerships, founded in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Wolf Mankowitz discusses the life and times of one of Britain's most radically successful Georgian industrialists.

Mayer Amschel Rothschild died on September 19th 1812.

As the Eurozone countries wrestle with the fate of the single currency, Mark Ronan discovers parallels in Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Britain’s recent disputes with the European Union are part of a long historical narrative, argues James Ellison – but it is not the whole story.

After decades of advance, democracy in Europe has begun to look curiously vulnerable.

Vincent Barnett welcomes a new introductory text on the most important modern British economist.

The poor economic record of Greece goes back a very long way, says Matthew Lynn.

Despite numerous attempts by radicals to reform the calendar, it is usually commerce that decides the way we measure time, as Matthew Shaw explains.

Richard Cavendish explains how Europe's earliest modern-style banknotes were introduced by the Bank of Stockholm in the 17th century.