| Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, has become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, surpassing her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s previous record reign of 63 years and 217 days. As the country was welcoming a new monarch in 1952, the economy and the City was in flux. But how has Britain’s top flight of publicly traded companies changed during her reign?
At her coronation the top quoted firms included long-forgotten names such as ironfounder Murex and cotton-spinning and wool industry specialist Lancashire Cotton. Britain was emerging from post-war rationing and today’s City rules and regulations had yet to be devised...............................................Full Article: Source
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