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 Oliver Volckart interview on New Books Network 

Listen to a recent interview with Oliver about his recent book, The Silver Empire: Link to the podcast here


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What was the Holy Roman Empire? What monetary policies tell us about premodern multilaterism

Wednesday 23 October 2024, 6.30-8pm, Old Theatre LSE

In his recent book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first common currency, which forms the basis of this event, Oliver Volckart examines the political and economic conditions leading to the creation of Germany's first common currency. For this panel event, he is joined by Dr Federica Carugati (KCL) to discuss what monetary policy can tell us about premodern multilaterism.  The event will be chaired by Professor Olivier Accominotti (LSE).

Full details and how to attend this event can be found here: The Holy Roman Empire