Bank of England, [144], [173], [223]

Barons’ wars, [31]

Beaconsfield, [227]

Beggars (Defoe’s remark), [149]

Berlin decree, [173]

Birmingham, [152]

Black Death. See Great Plague

Blincoe, Robert, on factories, [181]

Bodmin, staple for tin, [92]

Bombay, [123], [127]