The Bank of England played a major role in raising England to the rank of superpower. Some actually believe that its role was as significant as that of the Royal Navy. At the very time that Louis XIV was forced to cut back on war funding, England was creating a financial institution that would nationalize the war debt and allow sizable expansion.
Upon the death of Louis XIV in 1715, a General Bank was established in France by Scottish financial genius John Law. Early success led to the conversion of Law’s bank to the Royal Bank of France. For a few years it appeared that France’s financial difficulties would be solved, and would enable her to take the upper hand in her enduring tug-of-war with England.
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