{"id":716,"date":"2017-03-05T20:58:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T20:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=716"},"modified":"2017-03-05T20:59:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T20:59:21","slug":"merchant-adventurers-the-rise-of-the-great-english-trading-houses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=716","title":{"rendered":"Merchant Adventurers – the rise of the Great English Trading Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Birgitta Hoffmann & Martin R. Jervis<\/p>\n

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Lloyd’s Coffeehouse – the precursor of the London Stock Exchange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The early modern period was marked by series of wars between leading Western European sea powers. England proved the strongest, and the great trading houses (and the Royal Navy) ensured establishment of a global empire by 1763. We will, therefore, examine the genesis, development and rise of the English trading houses between 1314 and 1763.<\/p>\n

Lecture One:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 VINTNER COMPANY AND THE MERCHANTS OF THE STAPLE 1314-1617: \u00a0The First English Trading Companies (BH)<\/p>\n

Lecture Two:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0ELIZABETHAN EXPANSION 1558-1603: \u00a0Trade Follows the Flag (MJ)
\nLecture Three:<\/strong>\u00a0Competing with the Dutch, benefitting from the Dutch, the strange role of Antwerp, Flushing and Amsterdam for the British Traders (BH)<\/p>\n

Lecture Four:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 TOWARD EMPIRE 1603-1763: Eliminating the Spanish, Dutch and French (MJ)<\/p>\n

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Dayschool<\/strong>: Monday, 5\u00a0June 2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Time<\/strong>: 10am-4pm<\/p>\n

Venue:
\n<\/strong>Cross Street Chapel
\n<\/a>Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nConcessions<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a340<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Contact Birgitta Hoffmann, 55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
\nphone<\/strong>: 07747 533 070 or email<\/strong>: latinteacher@btinternet.com<\/p>\n

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