War created the Bank of England.
She stayed steadfast in the heart of the City of London to develop, arguably, the most envied and admired reputation in the world today..
To stem the flow, staff made payments in sixpences and shillings to friends who carried them round to the Bank\'s back door to enable the tills to be replenished.
Sword Blade Bank went bust in 1712 and there was a run on the Old Lady.
The Bubble burst.
Had King William III possessed enough money to combat France\'s Louis X1V, the first public Bank may have never emerged.
War created the Bank of England