London's growth: the Royal Exchange, insurers and mercantile infrastructure (1660–1800)

1. Navigation Act strengthens English mercantile trade rules

   Sep 13, 1660Labels: Navigation Act, Parliament

   • Britannica
   • Nav Acts

2. Great Fire of London damages City trade center

   Sep 2, 1666Labels: Great Fire, Royal Exchange

   • London Museum
   • Science Museum

3. Second Royal Exchange opens to merchants

   Jan 1, 1669Labels: Royal Exchange, Edward Jerman

   • London Museum
   • British Museum

4. Lloyd’s Coffee House first recorded in London Gazette

   Feb 21, 1688Labels: Lloyd s, London Gazette

   • Lloyds History
   • Britannica

5. Lloyd’s Coffee House relocates to Lombard Street

   Dec 1, 1691Labels: Lloyd s, Lombard Street

   • Britannica
   • Lloyds

6. Bank of England founded to finance government

   Jul 27, 1694Labels: Bank of, Government finance

   • Bank of England

7. Bubble Act charters two major assurance corporations

   Jun 11, 1720Labels: Bubble Act, Royal Exchange

   • Bubble Act
   • Royal Exchange

8. South Sea Bubble crash shocks London’s financial world

   Sep 1, 1720Labels: South Sea

   • Britannica

9. Lloyd’s List begins regular shipping intelligence publication

   Jan 1, 1734Labels: Lloyd s

   • Lloyds List
   • AIM25

10. Marine Insurance Act targets “wagering” policies

    Aug 12, 1746Labels: Marine Insurance, Insurable interest

    • Marine Act

11. Register Society forms to rate ship condition

    Jan 1, 1760Labels: Register Society, Lloyd s

    • LR History
    • AIM25

12. New Lloyd’s Coffee House opens at Pope’s Head Alley

    Mar 1, 1769Labels: New Lloyd, Pope s

    • AIM25
    • Grub Street

13. Society of Lloyd’s forms at the Royal Exchange

    Jan 1, 1774Labels: Society of, Royal Exchange

    • IRMI
    • Lloyds

14. West India Docks open to secure high-value trade

    Aug 27, 1802Labels: West India, Isle of

    • London Museum
    • Victorian London