Directory of Crown Resources

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Sites pertaining to the Sovereign's constitutional role as British Head of State including essays on the Queen and the British constitution, Constitutional documents (i.e. Acts of Parliament) which are still in force and pertain to the monarchy, sites regarding the monarchy as an institution and the Queen's official site.

Subcategories

• Disestablishment
• History
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Reform

Resources in This Category

• 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.

• 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.

• Duchy of Cornwall

  http://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.

• Duchy of Lancaster

  http://www.duchyoflancaster.co.uk/
  Founded in the 13th century, the Duchy of Lancaster is a unique portfolio of land, property and assets held in trust for the Sovereign in His or Her role as Duke of Lancaster.

• Privy Council Office

  http://privycouncil.independent.gov.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.

• Privy Council: Let's abolish this absurdity

  http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/dec/14/monarchy.comment
  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.

• Royal Warrant Holders Association

  http://www.royalwarrant.org/
  Established in 1840 and representing individuals and companies holding Royal Warrants of Appointment.

• 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.

• 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.

• The Crown Estate

  http://www.thecrownestate.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.

• 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.

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