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The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker and debt m
The Bank of England building
Handwritten banknote dated 1697, signed 'for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England' by 2nd Cashier Robert Hedges
Charles Montagu played a key role in devising the legislation for establishing the Bank and steering it through the House of Commons.
Sealing of the Bank of England Charter (1694), by Lady Jane Lindsay, 1905
The governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent c
