In this podcast Professor Patrick O'Brien of the London School of Economics discusses the economic impact of the Revoutionary and Napoleonic wars on Britain.

• 1. The American Revolution and its impact on the British exchequer.
• 2. Impact of the wars on the Britain’s workforce.
• 3. Funding the French Wars; taxation, bonds, borrowing and the national debt.
• 4. Money lending and the capital market.
• 5. Development of banking and financial services.
• 6. Britain’s share of world trade during the war.
• 7. Impact of the French Wars on British agriculture.
• 8. The significance of the war on Britain’s economy, industry and global status.

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