Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Sealing of the Bank of England Charter

  • Bank of England Medical Officers: From Napoleonic to modern times

    Charles Raymond GillWalton on Thames, United Kingdom The Bank of England is a venerable institution, founded in 1694 to act as the government’s banker. By the time of the Gordon Riots of 1780, it had evolved into somewhat of a fortress, a military guard being added to prevent the rioters from breaching its walls. Also…