[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

[wolfman23601]

Henry VIII ping

[GeronL]

kind of cool

[scan59]

Wow! I’d figure that’s about the oldest continuously-run business anywhere. What is that, about a dozen generations?

[decimon]

Britain's oldest family business opened when Henry VIII ruled

That was a good time to get a head.

[Track9]

I guess we finally know where the beef is.

[PGR88]

How did they avoid inheritance taxes?

Make these b@stards pay!

[hellbender]

Actually, the oldest business in Britain is the royal family, which can be traced back to William the Bastard in 1066, and used taxation, cronyism, cruel & unusual punishments like drawing & quartering, and dynastic wars to keep itself in power until finally they were restrained by the Whigs and their American revolutionary offspring.

[max americana]

“At that time Henry VIII was still married to Anne Boleyn, the first complete English language translation of the Bible was printed in Antwerp by William Tynedale and Miles Coverdale, and Peru, the Galapagos Islands and Quebec were discovered.”

Heck, Helen Thomas was the first customer.

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[Ken H]

Shouldn't that be RJ Balson & Sons & Sons & Sons & Sons & Sons & Sons ...?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Congratulations to all the Balsons! That is a remarkable feat. I wonder what the rocord is for family run businesses in other countries? Is it possible that this business is the oldest continuously family run business in the world?