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Gresham’s Exchange
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Sir Thomas Gresham's first great contribution to the life of London was the Royal Exchange. It opened in 1567. Why did Gresham finance and build it? • A lecture by Professor Stephen Alford, University of Leeds • 08 May 2019 6pm (UK time) • https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-an... • ‘Go to the Exchange, crave gold as you intend.’' (William Haughton, Englishmen for My Money, 1598). Sir Thomas Gresham's first great contribution to the life of London was the Royal Exchange, the purpose-built merchants' bourse which opened in 1567. Why did Gresham finance and build it? What did Londoners (and others) do there? And what does the Exchange tell us about Gresham's ambitions both for himself and for London?
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