The guilds of the City of London / Sir Ernest Pooley.

By: Series: Britain in pictures | British people in picturesPublication details: London : William Collins of London, 1945.Description: 47 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), color map ; 23 cmSubject(s):
Contents:
Early history: the fraternities -- The growth of the trade-guilds -- Royal Charters -- The great age -- Wealth and pageantry of the guilds -- The Ulster and Virginia plantations -- The city's fighting forces -- Industrial changes -- The city companies' hospitality -- The Commission of Enquiry -- Charitable and educational work -- The city companies today -- Precedence -- The city elections -- The Lord Mayor and the city.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.48).

Early history: the fraternities -- The growth of the trade-guilds -- Royal Charters -- The great age -- Wealth and pageantry of the guilds -- The Ulster and Virginia plantations -- The city's fighting forces -- Industrial changes -- The city companies' hospitality -- The Commission of Enquiry -- Charitable and educational work -- The city companies today -- Precedence -- The city elections -- The Lord Mayor and the city.