William de la Pole: Merchant and King's BankerThis book is a study of William de la Pole, the first English royal banker. E. B. Fryde discusses Pole's role as a merchant and financier, his political influence and the social preeminence he gained for himself and his family. The book addresses the growing significance of England's merchant class in financial and governmental affairs and examines the origins of one of the country's great families of the late medieval period. |
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Contents
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3 Business Methods | 25 |
4 Acquisition of Properties | 33 |
5 Dealings with the Royal Government 13317 | 41 |
6 The Origins and Organization of the English Wool Company | 53 |
7 The Launch and Collapse of the English Wool Company | 65 |
Repayment of Loans in England | 87 |
10 October 1339December 1340 | 135 |
11 Downfall and Trial | 171 |
12 The English Company of 13435 | 181 |
13 Dealings with the Royal Government 134553 | 201 |
14 The Last Trials of William de la Pole | 213 |
15 The Final Years | 227 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | William de la Pole: Merchant and King's Banker |
| Author | E. B Fryde |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0826432603, 9780826432605 |
| Length | 264 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General History / World |
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