In Faith and Fraternity Laura Branch provides the first sustained comparative analysis of London’s livery companies during the Reformation. Focussing on the G

For more than 600 years the Livery Companies have played a leading role in commercial activities and social and political life in the City of London. These trad

The first part of this work consists of a history of the livery companies of London from c.1100 to the present, with literary extracts describing the City, the

Pomp, pageantry, power and prestige are just a few of the words to sum up the history and vibrancy of the City of London. Beyond its fame as the financial heart