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The British Monarchy - http://www.royal.gov.uk/
Official site covers the monarch's role and the history of the monarchy; gives biographies of the Royal Family, and tourist information for Royal Palaces and the Royal Collection. |
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College of Arms - http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
Official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants. |
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Bill of Rights, 1689 - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp
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. |
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Privy Council Office - http://www.privy-council.org.uk
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. |
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The Crown Estate - http://www.crownestate.co.uk/
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. |
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Duchy of Cornwall - http://www.duchyofcornwall.org/
The official Website for the Duchy of Cornwall, the estate held by each successive Prince of Wales. Includes the history of the Duchy, its land, properties, building projects and business activities. |
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Act Establishing the Coronation Oath, 1689 - http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/parliament/oath.htm
Text of the Coronation Oath in use to this day. |
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The Act of Supremacy - http://tudorhistory.org/primary/supremacy.html
Passed in 1534, this is the piece of legislation which declares that the sovereign is Supreme Head of the Church of England. |
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The Act of Settlement (1701) - http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/parliament/settlement.htm
Text of the Act which restricts the royal succession to Protestants. |
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The Royal Marriage Act, 1772 - http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/rma1772.html
Act requiring the consent of the Sovereign before a member of the Royal Family can marry. |