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1917 Proclamation
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Issued by King George V declaring that the Royal Family would be known as the House of WIndsor.
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http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/windsor.html
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Bill of Rights, 1689
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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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http://members.rogers.com/jacobites/documents/16891216.htm
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College of Arms
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Official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants.
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http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
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Privy Council Office
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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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http://www.privy-council.org.uk
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Privy Council: Let's abolish this absurdity
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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.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4105123,00.html
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The Act of Settlement (1701)
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Text of the Act which restricts the royal succession to Protestants.
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The Act of Supremacy
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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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http://tudorhistory.org/primary/supremacy.html
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The British Monarchy
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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
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http://www.royal.gov.uk/
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The Crown Estate
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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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The Royal Marriage Act, 1772
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Act requiring the consent of the Sovereign before a member of the Royal Family can marry.
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