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Há 3 dias · The Stationers' Company was formed in 1403; it received a Royal Charter in 1557. It held a monopoly over the publishing industry and was officially responsible for setting and enforcing regulations until the enactment of the Statute of Anne, also known as the Copyright Act of 1710.
Há 2 dias · The Bank of England is also protected by its royal charter status and the Official Secrets Act. BOEN was a vehicle for governments and heads of state to invest in UK companies (subject to approval from the Secretary of State), providing they undertake "not to influence the affairs of the company".
Há 3 dias · A royal charter allowed the bank to operate as a joint-stock bank with limited liability. No other joint-stock banks were permitted in England and Wales until 1826. This special status and its position as the government’s banker gave the bank considerable competitive advantages.
Há 3 dias · Magna Carta, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215, under threat of civil war. By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by ‘free men,’ the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence.
- Doris Mary Stenton
- The Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) is a document guaranteeing English political liberties that was drafted at Runnymede, a meadow by the River Thame...
- Among the Magna Carta’s provisions were clauses providing for a free church, reforming law and justice, and controlling the behavior of royal offic...
- King John’s successor, Henry III, reissued the Magna Carta on November 12, 1216, in the hope of recalling the allegiance of rebellious barons who w...
- The enduring influence of the Magna Carta comes not from its detailed expression of the feudal relationship between lord and subject but from its m...
- There are four extant original copies of the Magna Carta of 1215. Two of them are held by the cathedral churches in which they were originally depo...
Há 9 horas · The University of Edinburgh ( Scots: University o Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI in 1582 and officially opened in 1583, it is one of ...
Há 3 dias · The University of Dundee is organised under the provisions of its royal charter, which granted the university its independence in 1967.
TIL the Rhode Island Royal Charter was only replaced in 1843. The Charter was signed by King Charles II in 1663. When it was replaced, it was the oldest constitutional charter in the world.
