LONDON -- Welcome to The Motley Fool's Diamond Jubilee Special!
Alongside the rest of Britain, we're celebrating the Queen's 60-year reign -- but in our own particular Foolish way.
Indeed, today we're taking you back to 1952 -- the year Her Majesty ascended the throne -- to give you some sense of how the market and the world of investing have changed over the years. Furthermore, we've assembled a series of articles charting the history of Britain's finest blue chips. We're covering oil, pharmaceuticals, consumer brands, banks, telecoms, supermarkets, and aerospace and defense -- and will recap how those sectors have evolved during the last six decades. Between them, the seven industries represent nearly 40% of today's FTSE 100
So as you unfurl the flags, deck out the bunting, don your special Foolish hat, and toast the Queen with a souvenir mug, just sit back this weekend and commemorate with us the power of British shares and the success of some of the country's greatest businesses!
Here are the links to the articles:
60 Years of Investing
Maynard Paton looks back to when leading shares traded on price-to-earnings ratios of three and the "cult of the equity" began.
60 Years of Banks
Cliff D'Arcy tracks the progress of Royal Bank of Scotland
60 Years of Oil
Roland Head summarizes key developments at BP
60 Years of Aerospace and Defense
Malcolm Wheatley recounts the landmark events at Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems.
60 Years of Consumer Brands
Tony Luckett recaps the stories behind Diageo, Reckitt Benckiser, and Unilever.
60 Years of Supermarkets
Alan Oscroft describes the growth of Tesco, J Sainsbury, Wm Morrison, and ASDA.
60 Years of Telecoms
Cliff D'Arcy follows the history of BT and Vodafone
60 Years of Pharmaceuticals
Roland Head outlines the emergence of GlaxoSmithKline
Happy Jubilee!
The Motley Fool Team
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