Liam Byrne

From the eighth century, the most active traders with England were probably the Frisians of the northern Germanic coast, who bought and sold wine, timber, grain and fish from towns like London and York and, from at least the late seventh century, traded a certain amount of English cloth, known, appropriately, as Frisian.

He told of his opinions and pursuits

In solemn tones, he harped on his increase

Richard Gresham: ‘the City of London had perhaps never before known a greater benefactor’. When