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City of London in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at City of London in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels2 people1866–1906

Historical events in City of London

1866

10 May 1866
Bank Charter Act
William Ewart Gladstone · Liberal Party Government

Suspends the Bank Charter Act & raises the bank rate to 10%, causes panic & depression

10 May 1866
Crisis
William Ewart Gladstone · Liberal Party Government

Suspends the Bank Charter Act & raises the bank rate to 10%, causes panic & depression

10 May 1866
Economy of Great Britain
William Ewart Gladstone · Liberal Party Government

Suspends the Bank Charter Act & raises the bank rate to 10%, causes panic & depression

1906

1906
Member of Parliament
Arthur James Balfour · Conservative Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for City of London

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and City of London. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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