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  • The British Monarchy

    Official site covers the monarch's role and the history of the monarchy; gives biographies of the Royal Family, tourist information for Royal Palaces and the Royal Collection

    www.royal.gov.uk

  • Privy Council Office

    Advises on the exercise of prerogative powers and certain functions assigned to the Queen including.affairs of charities and companies who are incorporated by Royal Charter. Also in respect of certain statutory regulatory bodies covering a number of professions and in the world of higher education.

    www.privy-council.org.uk

  • Act Establishing the Coronation Oath, 1689

    Text of the Coronation Oath in use to this day.

    www.worldfreeinternet.net

  • The Royal Marriage Act, 1772

    Act requiring the consent of the Sovereign before a member of the Royal Family can marry.

    www.heraldica.org

  • 1917 Proclamation

    Issued by King George V declaring that the Royal Family would be known as the House of Windsor.

    www.heraldica.org

  • College of Arms

    Official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants.

    www.college-of-arms.gov.uk

  • The Act of Supremacy

    Passed in 1534, this is the piece of legislation which declares that the sovereign is Supreme Head of the Church of England.

    tudorhistory.org

  • The Crown Estate

    Property owned by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom "in right of the Crown" - with origins dating back almost 1000 years. Official site provides detailed information on the estates and their history.

    www.crownestate.co.uk

  • Privy Council: Let's abolish this absurdity

    Roy Hattersley, a member of the privy council explains its function and calls for the ending of the odd circle which surrounds the monarch in this article for the Guardian newspaper.

    www.guardian.co.uk

  • The Act of Settlement (1701)

    Text of the Act which restricts the royal succession to Protestants.

    www.worldfreeinternet.net

  • Bill of Rights, 1689

    An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown. Re-established the monarchy as a result of the Glorious Revolution following Cromwell's Commonwealth.

    www.yale.edu

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