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February 24, 2020 |
History, Loans |
Jim Tannahill |
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Early in 2016, Mervyn King, the former Bank of England governor released a new book. In his new book, he says the most recent financial meltdown showed that these emergency
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November 22, 2019 |
History, Omega Watches |
Jim Tannahill |
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When it comes to events in history, many of us learn the facts from the film rather than the real event. As such, most of our facts about “Apollo 13” and the failed Moon
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October 11, 2019 |
History, Loans, Pawnbroking, The History of Pawnbroking |
Jim Tannahill |
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In the 18th and 19th century, the most common loan written was of low value. An asset-backed loan was what most people could access, not a bank loan, thus when you need to get a
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June 25, 2019 |
History, The History of Pawnbroking |
Jim Tannahill |
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Lending money against your goods has been a practice in many ancient countries, such as China, ancient Greece and Europe. It helped many bank families of Italy gain dominance and
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March 9, 2018 |
History, Rolex Watches |
Jim Tannahill |
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Little could a German frogman know – as he swam away from the Nijmegen bridge after setting an explosive charge in 1944 – that he was about to be parted from his Rolex AND
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January 29, 2018 |
History, Rolex Watches |
Jim Tannahill |
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Central London pawnbrokers, Hopkins & Jones, are watching the auction of a Rolex with interest. Due to take place in the Midlands, at the end of January 2018, the Rolex was
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July 7, 2014 |
History, The History of Pawnbroking |
Jim Tannahill |
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The Montes Pietatis, or Mount of piety, was an establishment pawnbroker, which was run charity in from later Middle Ages right up to the 20th century. Although the Montes Pietatis
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June 19, 2014 |
History, The History of Pawnbroking |
Jim Tannahill |
Comments Off on The House of Medici in a nutshell
The House of Medici is one of the great houses of old Italy. Like the Borgias, we usually have an understanding of what went along with being a Medici, but only a few of us would
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June 19, 2014 |
History, The History of Pawnbroking |
Jim Tannahill |
Comments Off on Just what does Lombard mean?
The term, Lombard banking, dates right back to the Middles Ages when it referred to a type of pawnshop. Lombard takes its name from the well-to-do region of Lombardy, in North