William Pitt Pitt the Younger26 February 1797
Pitt authorises suspension of Bank of England gold payments during wartime financial pressure.
Great Britain · Economy / Banking. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Pitt authorises suspension of Bank of England gold payments during wartime financial pressure.
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