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Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers: Encyclopedia - Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers
The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Stationers' Company w...
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Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers: Encyclopedia Ii - Worshipful Company Of Stationers And Newspaper Makers - History
In 1403 the Corporation of London approved the formation of a Guild of stationers. At this time stationers were either booksellers or lim...
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John Lilburne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lilburne - Early Life
John Lilburne was born in servant's quarters at the old palace at Greenwich, a child of middle level but still prosperous members of the ...
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Livery Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Livery Company - Precedence
In 1515, after years of dispute, the Court of Aldermen of the City of London settled an order of precedence for the 48 Livery Companies i...
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John Lilburne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lilburne - Written Constitution
There were two more editions of this famous document. The second was An Agreement of the People of England, and the places therewith inco...
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John Lilburne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lilburne - Putney Debates
Lilburne was imprisoned from July to October 1645 for denouncing Members of Parliament who lived in comfort while the common soldiers fou...
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John Lilburne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lilburne - English Civil War
In the First English Civil War he enlisted as a captain in the Parliamentary army commanded by the Earl of Essex and fought at the Battle...
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John Lilburne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lilburne - Freeborn John
John Lilburne was arrested upon information by an informer acting for The Stationers' Company and brought before the Court of Star Chambe...
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Livery Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Livery Company - Governance
Livery Companies are governed by a Master (known in some Companies as the Prime Warden), a number of Wardens (who may be known as the Upp...
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John Lilburne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lilburne - Agitation
John Lilburne then began in earnest his campaign of agitation for freeborn rights, the rights that all Englishmen are born with, which ar...
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