The Privy Council of England, also known as His (or Her) Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (Latin: concilium familiare, concilium privatum et assiduum)...
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The Privy Council (formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its members...
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A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The term "privy"...
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of Privy Counsellors of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the reorganisation in 1679 of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council to...
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Majesty's Privy Council in Ireland, commonly called the Privy Council of Ireland, Irish Privy Council, or in earlier centuries the Irish Council, was the...
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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth...
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The Privy Seal of England originally served to authenticate the king's personal communication and can be traced back to the reign of King John in the early...
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Lady Jane Grey (redirect from Jane of England)
in the Tower of London. Support for Mary grew quickly, however, and most of Jane's supporters abandoned her. The Privy Council of England suddenly changed...
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of the members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, along with the roles they fulfil and the date when they were sworn of the council. As of May 2024[update]...
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The English Council of State, later also known as the Protector's Privy Council, was first appointed by the Rump Parliament on 14 February 1649 after...
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