Let's time travel from the end of the 17th century to the modern day
2 min
Let's pay our respects to the father of economics
1 min
Walk up the Royal Mile and learn about the beginning of banking
5 min
The path to the British Linen Bank headquarters was the scene of a brutal murder
2 min
What's in your pocket? Coins? Notes? Cards? Do you know why banknotes originated?
3 min
The church on the spine of the castle rock, where adventurers met
6 min
Pass the site of the coffee shop where the investors pledged their funds for Darien
2 min
The Father of Modern Economics
8 min
When you build a new home for city trade, always pay your sculptor on time!
2 min
Widows and Orphans looked after here
5 min
The former best bank in Britain
8 min
Hear the story of New Town economic development
6 min
The commercial heart of Edinburgh
3 min
The birthplace of life assurance, RBS and 67 special people...
5 min
How did the Bank of England stifle English innovation, yet Scottish banks flourished?
2 min
One Scottish King ruled a land so magical, it never existed...
5 min
Walter Scott's Townhouse — The JK Rowling of his age
5 min
Banks and church headquarters lead us to the beginnings of investment managment
58 s
The jewel of the Edinburgh New Town
5 minHow did Edinburgh become the city of money over 300 years, only to fall from grace in the financial crash of 2008? Join the Keeper of Edinburgh’s Library of Mistakes, Russell Napier, author of The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Money, Ray Perman and comedian and historian Susan Morrison for a walking tour of the city’s financial past. We learn about Scotland’s highly innovative early financial institutions as well as some astonishing frauds and failures.
Supported by wealth managers RBC Brewin Dolphin and brought to you by the Library of Mistakes (libraryofmistakes.com), Money Talks, Money Walks is an audio-guided walk through the history of the Scottish capital's relationship with money.
Find out more about RBC Brewin Dolphin and what they can do for you:
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