#OTD
21st November 1579
Sir Thomas Gresham, financier, died.
He was a leading merchant in Antwerp & financial agent in the Low Countries.
Founded the Royal Exchange in 1565.

#SirThomasGresham #Financier #TheRoyalExchange #Tudors #History

#SundayMotivation in the #theroyalexchange bread #SundriedTomato cheese from the #localmarket

#SundayFunday a bit of #bread made in #breadmaker #Sundriedtomatoes made with #oliveoil not #sunfloweroil, now in #TheRoyalExchange for the share and expert comment😀🇬🇧

Sky on fire above
Thread Needle Street's old Lady
looks on, nothing new,
the Royal Exchange reflects,
two timeless London landmarks.

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#OTD
21st November 1579
Sir Thomas Gresham, financier, died.

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#SirThomasGresham #Financier #TheRoyalExchange #KingEdwardVI #QueenMaryI #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History