Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
In the 1680s Charles II enforced a policy of seizing and regranting borough charters, which extended to the London livery companies, and reissuing them to give the king power over the appointment of senior corporation officials.