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Lloyd's of London: An Illustrated History
Hardback - Depicts the history of Lloyd's of London from the beginning and through the years.
Hardcover
Published June 1, 1987
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October 18, 2024
Such a very interesting read. And the interest isn’t always where you’d expect it to be.
For example, I always knew the Lutine Bell from the wreckage of HMS Lutine, hung in Lloyds and was sounded when news came in about ships feared lost at sea and brought all transactions to a halt while brokers held their breath and reckoned their pocketbooks. What hadn’t ever occurred to me though was that the Lutine wasn’t originally an English ship, but a war prize handed over to the British at the end of the Siege of Toulon in 1793, given a make-over and a new country flag.
Flower’s book is a lot more than the usual run-through about how Lloyds started life at a coffee house in London. There’s so much else to discover and enjoy and plenty of illustrations to help get the feel of the history - old and not so very old.
For example, I always knew the Lutine Bell from the wreckage of HMS Lutine, hung in Lloyds and was sounded when news came in about ships feared lost at sea and brought all transactions to a halt while brokers held their breath and reckoned their pocketbooks. What hadn’t ever occurred to me though was that the Lutine wasn’t originally an English ship, but a war prize handed over to the British at the end of the Siege of Toulon in 1793, given a make-over and a new country flag.
Flower’s book is a lot more than the usual run-through about how Lloyds started life at a coffee house in London. There’s so much else to discover and enjoy and plenty of illustrations to help get the feel of the history - old and not so very old.
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