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The Livery Companies of the City of London are various historic trade associations almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of..." their relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling, for instance, wages and labour conditions. Until the Protestant Reformation, they were closely associated with religious activities, notably in support of chantry chapels and churches and the observance of ceremonies, notably the mystery plays. | The Livery Companies of the City of London are various historic trade associations almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of..." their relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling, for instance, wages and labour conditions. Until the Protestant Reformation, they were closely associated with religious activities, notably in support of chantry chapels and churches and the observance of ceremonies, notably the mystery plays. | ||
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This section contains the arms of all historical and modern livery companies. | This section contains the arms of all historical and modern livery companies. | ||
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[[Category:Institutional heraldry]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:London]] | [[Category:London]] | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom]] | [[Category:United Kingdom]] | ||