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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 reg

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http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/windsor.html 1917 Proclamation Open in a new browser window

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


http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/parliament/oath.htm Act Establishing the Coronation Oath, 1689 Open in a new browser window

Text of the Coronation Oath in use to this day.

http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/parliament/oath.htm


http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/england.htm Bill of Rights, 1689 Open in a new browser window

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://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/england.htm


http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/ College of Arms Open in a new browser window

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/


http://www.privy-council.org.uk Privy Council Office Open in a new browser window

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 pro

http://www.privy-council.org.uk


http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4105123,00.html Privy Council: Let's abolish this absurdity Open in a new browser window

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


http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/parliament/settlement.htm The Act of Settlement (1701) Open in a new browser window

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

http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/parliament/settlement.htm


http://tudorhistory.org/primary/supremacy.html The Act of Supremacy Open in a new browser window

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


http://www.royal.gov.uk/ The British Monarchy Open in a new browser window

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/


http://www.crownestate.co.uk The Crown Estate Open in a new browser window

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


http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/rma1772.html The Royal Marriage Act, 1772 Open in a new browser window

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

http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/rma1772.html


http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1562/monarchy.html The role of the British Monarch Open in a new browser window

Short essay on the Queen's role in the British constitution.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1562/monarchy.html



  

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