English Chartered Trading Companies, 1688-1763 - Guns, Money and Lawyers

This book provides a collective view of the five major English chartered trading companies which were active during the period 1688-1763: The East India Company, the Royal African Company, the Hudson's Bay Company, The Levant Company, and the Russia Company. Using both archival and secondary sources, this monograph fills in some of the knowledge gaps concerning the less well-studied companies, and examines the interconnections between international rivalry, the financial operations of the companies, and politics which have not featured prominently in the historiography.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Guns - Rivalry and the Pressure to Innovate 2. Money – The Companies as Financial Innovators 3. Lawyers – The Political Verdict. Conclusion

About the author

Michael Wagner is the Senior Alberta Columnist for the Western Standard and Alberta Report based in Edmonton, Alberta. He has a PhD in political science from the University of Alberta and has authored several books on Alberta politics and the independence movement. He has also authored books on Canada and its Christian heritage and religio-cultural development such as Leaving God Behind: The Charter of Rights and Canada's Official Rejection of Christianity, and The Anglosphere's Broken Covenant: Rediscovering the Validity and Importance of the Solemn League and Covenant. Michael and his wife and eleven children live in Edmonton, Alberta.

Summary

This book provides a collective view of the five major English chartered trading companies active during 1688-1763. Using archival and secondary sources, it fills in some of the knowledge gaps concerning the less well-studied companies, and examines interconnections between international rivalry, financial operations of the companies, and politi

Product details

• Authors: Michael Wagner, Michael (Oxford University Wagner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032401881
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3240188-1
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Economic history, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of specific companies / corporate history, C 1600 To C 1700