Where did the idea of This Rothschild Banking conspiracy get started

by Longhandlenny

https://imgur.com/a/5vwTe Here is the pic I saw, I know its complete bs but where did the information come from? Did Lionel Rothschild have any power in Canada, Did James Rothschild speak to the French about governance? Or is this completely a flight of fancy?

mikedash

There will be a good deal more to say, but I wrote about one of the earliest manifestations of the - essentially anti-semitic - Rothschild conspiracy theories, this one concerning profiteering from the Battle of Waterloo, a few weeks ago in this thread. The ideas you reference are descendants of these early libels.