For the next 50 years, the Rothschilds set about conquering the economic, financial and political powers of all the European states, as well as the USA, Russia, India, China, Japan and the Ottoman Empire. They acted as bankers to many governments and various crowned heads.  Europe remained their principal sphere of activity. In 1827, a … Continue reading The Rise of the House of Rothschild Part 2 (of a 6 Part Series): 1830 – 1870