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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.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4105123,00.html
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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.
http://www.crownestate.co.uk
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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.
http://tudorhistory.org/primary/supremacy.html
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College of Arms
Official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and
Commonwealth families and their descendants.
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
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The Act of Settlement (1701)
Text of the Act which restricts the royal succession to Protestants.
http://members.rogers.com/jacobites/documents/1701settlement.htm
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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.
http://members.rogers.com/jacobites/documents/16891216.htm
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1917 Proclamation
Issued by King George V declaring that the Royal Family would be known as the House of WIndsor.
http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/windsor.html
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The Royal Marriage Act, 1772
Act requiring the consent of the Sovereign before a member of the Royal Family can marry.
http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/rma1772.html
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Act Establishing the Coronation Oath, 1689
Text of the Coronation Oath in use to this day.
http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/parliament/oath.htm
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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.
http://www.privy-council.org.uk
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Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee
Official site. Features events and information about celebrations of HM The Queen's 50th
anniversary on the throne.
http://www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk
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The role of the British Monarch
Short essay on the Queen's role in the British constitution.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1562/monarchy.html
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The Act of Settlement (1700)
Though modified, in part, by the subsequent Act of Settlement passed in the next year, the 1700 Act
remains in force as part of the British Constitution outlining the rules governing the monarchy.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/2295/aost.html
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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
http://www.royal.gov.uk/
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