A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public... 71 KB (8,236 words) - 21:18, 25 April 2024 |
Magna Carta (redirect from Great Charter) Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called Magna Carta or sometimes Magna Charta ("Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to... 152 KB (16,606 words) - 18:05, 1 April 2024 |
53°21′14″N 4°14′06″W / 53.354°N 4.235°W / 53.354; -4.235 The Royal Charter Storm (also known as the Great storm of 1859) of 25 and 26 October 1859... 5 KB (616 words) - 19:54, 20 January 2024 |
The Rhode Island Royal Charter provided royal recognition to the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, approved by England's King Charles... 12 KB (1,358 words) - 01:50, 8 July 2023 |
Patent. Following the 1660 restoration of royal rule in England, it was necessary to gain a Royal Charter from King Charles II. Charles was a Catholic... 35 KB (3,242 words) - 15:13, 29 March 2024 |
their members. Although university charters are issued as royal charters under the royal prerogative, the College Charter Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 63) provides... 11 KB (1,137 words) - 21:23, 3 March 2024 |
Rupert's Land (section English Royal Charter of 1670) a royal charter to create the Hudson's Bay Company, under the governorship of the king's cousin Prince Rupert of the Rhine. According to the Charter, the... 27 KB (2,961 words) - 02:24, 1 May 2024 |