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The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...

Timeline of Events

1694

7.27.1694

A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England.

1797

2.27.1797

The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes.

1946

2.14.1946

The Bank of England is nationalized.

3.1.1946

The Bank of England is nationalised.

1997

5.6.1997

The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.