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Welcome to the Merchant Taylors' Company

Welcome to the Merchant Taylors' Company, one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London. Livery Companies or Guilds as they were previously known, began in mediaeval times as fraternities often religious but also to protect the interests of particular trades. There are now 107 City Livery Companies. Their current activities are mainly charitable although some have retained a trade or industry role. Explore these pages to learn more about the Merchant Taylors' Company.

The 600th Anniversary of the 1408 Charter

2008 is the six hundredth anniversary of the Company’s charter from Henry IV, dated 2 August 1408. To commemorate this, the charter has been taken out of the Muniment Room, cleaned and photographed. The framed photograph will be displayed in the Hall for the next twelve months.

The Royal Charter from Henry IV

 


 

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