Living with Commercial Distress in 1826
The collapse of many banks was inevitable in a fragile and unregulated financial world. The country was still coming to …
The collapse of many banks was inevitable in a fragile and unregulated financial world. The country was still coming to …
In the final years of the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon allowed English smugglers entry into the French ports of Dunkirk …
The growth of the 18th and 19th century free trade touched the lives of practically everyone. The trade was driven …
West Kent Guardian – Saturday 02 June 1838: It will be recollected that a person representing himself as Sir William …
On October 8th 1841 the Canterbury Union Bank went into receivership. All three partners were liable for the massive debts …
William Henry Baldock was a nephew of William the smuggler. His father was Richard Baldock and his mother, Mary Hobday, …
In the 1841 UK general election, Sir Robert Peel’s Conservatives took control of the House of Commons. The Whigs lost …
The peak of William Baldock’s success was embodied in the House at Petham. It was designed on such a grand …
HMS Bellerophon was a 74 gun 3rd rate ship of the line. It was launched to the accompaniment of storms …
No man or woman could trade in the city of Canterbury without obtaining the ‘freedom’ of the city and this …