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Notes on the fiscal crisis of 1797

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1797

Godwin, William Notes on the fiscal crisis of 1797 (1797)

In 1797 the Bank Restriction Act was passed which allowed the Bank of England the right to refuse to convert banknotes into gold. The Bank had previously overprinted in order to finance war with France.