Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain

Taylor, James (2005) Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain. Historical Research, 78 (200). pp. 230-252. ISSN 1468-2281

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Abstract

This article is a contribution to the growing literature on business morality in Victorian Britain. Using the Royal British Bank fraud of 1856 as a case study, it examines the effects association with commercial fraud had on the reputations of public men in Victorian Britain. It contends that, despite the arguments of some historians that fraud was not regarded as a serious crime in Victoria's reign, financial scandal could in fact prove lethal to the careers of public figures. Yet the criminal trial was not the sole, nor even the principal, means by which reputations were destroyed, for extra-legal punishments could be even more damaging.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Historical Research
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? historysociology and political sciencecultural studiesda great britain ??
ID Code:
4378
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Deposited On:
10 Mar 2008 13:22
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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15 Jul 2024 11:24