History A-Level
Bank Charter Act
What Bank Charter Act means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Bank Charter Act
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The pivotal 1844 measure that restricted the issuance of banknotes to the Bank of England, tying paper money strictly to gold reserves.
Topics that use Bank Charter Act
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Political change and social reform, 1832-1846 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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