A collection of essays written by students, colleagues and friends of Professor Leslie Pressnell in honour of his 65th birthday and his scholarship in the field of financial history. The subjects range from monetary history, inter-relations of finance and financial problems for politicians.
Leslie Pressnell was a British monetary historian. He taught at the University of Exeter, University College London, his alma mater the London School of Economics, City, University of London, and finally the University of Kent, where he was Professor of Economic and Social History.