The sign of the golden grasshopper
Subtitle: a biography of Sir Thomas Gresham
By: by Perry E. Gresham with Carol Jose.
Contributors: Jose, Carol.
Publisher: Jameson Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Ottawa, Ill
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780915463718
Copyright date: 1995
Subjects: Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579.; Royal Exchange (London, England) -- History.; Gresham College -- History.; Philanthropists -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Finance, Public -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1688.; Diplomats -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Merchants -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Biography.
Description: The financial advisor to all the Tudor monarchs, Gresham twice saved England from bankruptcy. He served as diplomat, spy, royal smuggler, financial wizard, and founder of the Royal Exchange.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-340) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: Foreword / Arthur S. Link; title: Authors' preface; title: Authors' notes; title: Introduction / Edwin J. Feulner; title: A Renaissance man; title: The King and the merchant; title: Agent for the Crown; title: "You have served a king"; title: A Queen's pawn; title: A young man again; title: The knight-ambassador; title: Bittersweet fruits; title: For the glory of England; title: To leave his mark; title: Postscript; title: Appendix : From the pen of Sir Thomas Gresham; title: Endnotes; title: bibliography; title: About the authors