A nation panics. Closure of the banks and the 1825 aftershock.
Following the French Wars, Britain’s future should have been full of confidence: “The half century from 1775 to 1825 saw the …
Following the French Wars, Britain’s future should have been full of confidence: “The half century from 1775 to 1825 saw the …
The collapse of many banks was inevitable in a fragile and unregulated financial world. The country was still coming to …
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 …
“At eight o’clock the room was filled, and shortly after that hour the President of the Conservative Club, Dr. Chisholm, …