Talk:Thomas Gresham (died 1630)
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Armada
editCobbett's Parliamentary history of England reports: ". . . in the latter end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Spain was to have borrowed a large sum of money, in 1585, to victual her fleet, from the Bank of Genoa. Sir Thomas Gresham heard of this, and managed matters so dexterously, as to borrow this very money, I think 40,000l. by which means the Spaniards were obliged to defer their project for that year; so that when the Armada put to sea, this country was in a state of preparation, and the outcome is too well known to repeat"
Was that accomplished by this Thomas Gresham? He would have been around 38 in 1585. If so, the article should mention it. But this article doen't give the impression that he had the authority or ability to organise such a coup. It looks much more like his great-uncle, but he was long dead. Apuldram (talk) 10:38, 15 June 2013 (UTC)