The kings have won.
Two hundred years. Nineteen stories. One outcome.
Nineteen stories tracing two centuries of power consolidating in fewer hands.
Reflections on the themes explored in The Kings Have Won.
6. Your Kingdom…
The Kings' failures were the fruits of greed and folly, but these men were better, wiser, and more inclined to become the rulers. Von Neiman…
5. The Five Arrows
"Yes, the Five Arrows, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, from Frankfurt, Salomon Mayer Rothschild, based in Vienna, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, in London, and Jakob Mayer Rothschild…
4. Theater
At precisely five o'clock, Nathan Mayer Rothschild retired to the grand living room of the impressive New Court on St Swithin's Lane; a most…
3. Messengers
Caillou was a one-eyed beast of sorts—a disfigured being ravaged by fear and the violence of men; part cyclops, part gargoyle, and part man.…
2. Washington is Burning
At precisely five o'clock, Nathan Mayer Rothschild retired to the grand living room of the impressive New Court on St Swithin's Lane; a most…
1. The Pauper Made King
"Of the Founding Fathers, no dream was too grand to dismiss, and I salute them. However, I wish to dedicate all the honors to…
How it all began
Becoming an American citizen led Adrien Gold to study the America’s history. Fascinated by the many momentous but little-known events that he discovered along…
9. Father of the Federal Reserve
This chapter traces the covert alliances, political calculation, and financial ambition that converged in 1913 to reshape the American economy. It examines how a…
8. More Despotic Than a Monarchy
When War Becomes a Ledger A quiet dinner. A crowded restaurant. A conversation that should have remained academic but did not. What begins as…
7. I Killed the Bank
Discover the epic showdown between President Andrew Jackson and banker Nicholas Biddle in this gripping exploration of the Bank War, one of the most…
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