| The year of the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, Aquascutum is founded by John Emary (opposite), who opens a gentlemen's tailors shop at 46-48 Regent Street. He is granted a patent for shower proofing wool fabric, hence the Aquascutum name, which comes from the Latin words 'Aqua' for water and 'scutum' for shield. |
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| Aquascutum coats are issued to British army officers during the Crimea war to provide protection against rigours of the Russian weather. |
| Aquascutum moves premises to 100 Regent Street, the current location of their flagship store. |
| Aquascutum is granted their first Royal Warrant by King Edward VII. |
| A second Royal Warrant is granted to Aquascutum by the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII, seen here wearing an Aquascutum Cape Coat in the Prince of Wales Check). |
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| The first Aquascutum factory opened in Northamptonshire, where they still produce the Aquascutum trench coats today. |
| King George V grants Aquascutum their third Royal Warrant. |
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| Aquascutum supplies waterproof trench coats to soldiers during the Great War. |
| Due to consumer demand, Aquascutum launches the retail version of their popular trench coat. |
| Aquascutum grows in popularity and receives another Royal Warrant from the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor). |
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Aquascutum provides uniforms to the British military throughout World War II. |
| A German bomb explodes in Regent Street in 1940 (opposite). |
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| Aquascutum opens their first New York premise, whose showrooms are located in the Empire State Building. |
| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II grants Aquascutum their forth Royal Warrant. |
| Aquascutum celebrates its centenary. |
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| Aquascutum is granted their fifth Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. |
| Mount Everest is conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay wearing D711, a fabric created by Aquascutum. |
| Picture: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - parade passes Aquascutum down Regent Street. |
| Aquascutum is granted their first of five 'Queens' Awards for Export achievement.' |
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| Picture: Sir Winston Churchill in the early 1960s wearing his Aquascutum classic. |
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