The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company, originally known as the Guild and Fraternity of St John the Baptist in the City of London, was first incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1327; the charter was confirmed by future charters in 1503 and 1719. Livery Companies are trade associations based in the City of London. ... This article is about a small section of central London. ... In the United Kingdom and Canada a Royal Charter is a charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, which creates or gives special status to an incorporated body. ... Events January 25 - Edward III becomes King of England. ... Events January 20 - Seville in Castile is awarded exclusive right to trade with the New World. ... Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (d. ...

The Company was at first an association of tailors. However, it is at present an educational institution, owning various tailoring and other schools, and a charitable institution. It owns Merchant Taylors' School, Sandy Lodge & St. John's Preparatory School, Northwood, and is associated with Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, Merchant Taylors' School for Girls, Crosby, Wolverhampton Grammar School, Foyle & Londonderry College, Wallingford School, and King's School, Macclesfield. It also donates prizes to St. Helen's School, Northwood. It also maintains interest in tertiary/further education at St. John's College, Oxford & Pembroke College, Cambridge. It gives support to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the London College of Fashion, the Textile Conservation Centre and the Royal Society of Arts. It also supports Treloar School/College in Hampshire which is a school/college for boys and girls with physical disabilities. Merchant Taylors School is a British public school, located in Northwood in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... Merchant Taylors School, Crosby (also known as Merchant Taylors School for Boys, Crosby or, locally, Merchants) is a British public school, located in Great Crosby on Merseyside. ... Wolverhampton Grammar School is a fee paying mixed sex selective day school. ... The Kings School, Macclesfield is an independent day school based in Macclesfield. ... St Johns College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Full name Pembroke College Motto - Named after Countess of Pembroke, Mary de St Pol Previous names Marie Valence Hall (1347), Pembroke Hall (?), Pembroke College (1856) Established 1347 Sister College Queens College Master Sir Richard Dearlove Location Pembroke Street Undergraduates ~420 Graduates 194 Homepage Boatclub Pembroke College is a college... The GSMD seen across the Barbican lake. ... The London College of Fashion is a member of the University of the Arts London. ... The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. ...

Under an order issued by the Lord Mayor of London in the 15th century, the Company ranks in sixth or seventh place (making it one of the "Great Twelve City Livery Companies") in the order of precedence of the Livery Companies, alternating with the Skinners' Company. The annual switch occurs on Easter. This may be the origin of the phrase "At sixes and sevens". Michael Berry Savory is the current Lord Mayor of London. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Livery Companies are trade associations based in the City of London. ... An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people; it is used by many organizations and governments. ... The Worshipful Company of Skinners is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. ... Easter is the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed in March, April, or May each year to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead after his death by crucifixion (see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year around AD 30-33. ... At sixes and sevens is an English phrase, common in the UK. It is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray. ...

The Company's motto is Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt, Latin for In Harmony Small Things Grow. Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

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• The Merchant Taylors' Company
• Merchant Taylors' School Northwood
• Merchant Taylors' School Crosby