The City Unlocked: London Livery Companies from Wool to Digital

The City Unlocked traces the history of the City of London through portraits of the individual Livery Companies from the medieval trades of the Drapers, Mercers and Goldsmiths, through to the professions of the present day, such as the Information Technologists and Tax Advisers. It shows how the development of the Companies mirrors the economic history of the City, and the nation as a whole.

Working closely with the Companies themselves, the authors reveal the hidden histories, customs and...