The Mercery of London

Sutton, Anne F.

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“…Anne Sutton draws attention to a significant group within the Mercers' Company during the 1530s who 'insisted that the safest path was to endorse the views of the king'. 103 This approach is confirmed by the Company records in this period. After completing the purchase of the Hospital of St Thomas of Acre, for example, workmen were brought in to 'loke and vewe the aulter somme tyme called Thomas Becketes aulter', and the chapels in the hospital church were closed.…”

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“…In addition to those concerned with conformity, Sutton identifies a substantial number of genuine reformists amongst some of the more prominent Mercers, including Henry Brinklow, William Lock, and Robert Packington. 109 This ties into Strype's description of 'one Barnes, a mercer, who lived over against the chapel' being held in suspicion for the 1554 iconoclasm against the St Thomas statue. No contemporary sources refer to these suspicions.…”

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“…Between 1300 and 1350 around twenty mercers served in the Court of Aldermen and from 1350 onwards they became increasingly prominent in the office of mayor. 17 Moreover, by the fifteenth century, the Mercers were one of the wealthiest companies and held a prominent position in England's overseas trade. 18 Through a close study of the biography of the St Thomas statue at Mercers' Hall, this paper seeks to add a new perspective to the experiences of the Reformation in sixteenth-century London.…”

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“…The total cost has been estimated at a little over £2,700. 33 A new construction of the statue as part of this rebuild by the Mercers, therefore, would have fostered a sense of pride and achievement within the Company. In contrast, many other London Companies at the time still had halls which were set back from the street.…”

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The Mercers’ Company, London, and St Thomas Becket During the Reformation

Barnard

2020

The London Journal

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On 14th March 1554 at the Mercers' Hall on Cheapside, London, 'serten velyns [villains] dyd breke the neke of the ymage of sant Thomas of Canturbere, and on of ys arms broke'. This attack followed a previous bout of iconoclasm earlier in the year. Through the biographical study of this statue of St Thomas Becket, this paper provides a fresh insight into the London experience of the Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century. By drawing on theories of the temporal nature of art, the paper explores how the turbulent history of London, plus royal religious policies, during the English Reformation maps onto the treatment of the statue from the reign of Henry VIII to Elizabeth I. It considers the importance of the statue both to the Mercers' Company and within the City and how the statue reflects the complex religious sentiments felt by contemporaries in London.

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“…32 Dewey (1926: 665). 33 For further reading on the Middle Ages, see Laski (1917), Lewis (1937), Sutton (2016), and van Steensel (2016). 34 Ogilvie (2014).…”

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The historical role of the corporation in society

Davoudi¹,

McKenna²,

Olegario³

2018

JBA

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This article charts the historical role of the corporation in society from antiquity to the present day. Using a broad temporal and transnational approach, it argues that social purpose has been a defining trait of the corporation since the concept of legal personhood first appeared in antiquity. The direct connection between incorporation and social purpose formally broke in the 19th century, when countries like the United Kingdom and United States introduced general incorporation laws. Yet many corporations continued to act positively on behalf of society on a voluntary basis, but even as they acted against the interests of workers, consumers, and the environment. This article demonstrates that concerns about corporate power have a long history, and that societies over time have designed a variety of legal systems and forms of corporate governance to address these concerns.

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Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’

Lavers

2023

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Ethiopia stands out as a leading example of state-led development in Africa. Tom Lavers offers in this book a comprehensive, multi-sector analysis of Ethiopia's development project, examining how regimes maintain power during the extended periods required to bring about economic transformation. Specifically, Lavers explores how the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF, 1991-2019) sought to maintain political order through economic transformation, and why the party collapsed, leading to the outbreak of civil war in 2020. The book argues that the EPRDF sought to secure mass acquiescence through distribution of land and employment. However, rapid population growth and the limits of industrial policy in the contemporary global economy led to a distributive crisis that was a central factor in the regime's collapse. This Ethiopian experience raises important questions about the prospects for economic transformation elsewhere on the continent. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core at doi.org/9781009428316.

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The Mercery of London

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The Mercers’ Company, London, and St Thomas Becket During the Reformation

The Mercers’ Company, London, and St Thomas Becket During the Reformation

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