British Crown

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The British Crown was the supreme monarchical authority of Great Britain that exercised ultimate political and legal power over its colonies and territories.

All labels observed (16)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional institution
monarchy
appliesTo United Kingdom
associatedWithDocument Orders of Council
surface form: Orders in Council

letters patent
royal charter
collects Crown revenues
continuesAs Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
country Great Britain
delegatesPowerTo British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Privy Council
colonial governors
viceroys
distinctFrom person of the monarch
exercisesPower executive authority
judicial authority
legislative authority
formedBy Acts of Union 1707
hasJurisdictionOver British Empire
British colonies
British dominions
British Overseas Territories
surface form: British overseas territories

British protectorates
headOf Crown Prosecution Service
surface form: Crown Prosecution Service (in the name of the Crown)
headOfStateIs British monarch
historicalPrecursor Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Crown
holdsPowerThrough royal prerogative
influencedBy doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty
legalConceptIn British constitutional law
English law
legalPersonality the Crown
owns Crown Estate
Crown lands
partyTo Privy Council
surface form: Crown-in-Council

Crown
surface form: Crown-in-Court

Crown-in-Parliament
relatedConcept Crown colony
Crown dependencies
Crown Office
surface form: Crown office
representedBy His Majesty
surface form: the King

Her Majesty
surface form: the Queen
symbolizes continuity of the state
royal prerogative
state sovereignty
usesTitle Her Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: His Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom

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Brontë, Sicily grantedAsDuchyBy British Crown
British associatedWith British Crown
No. 79 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
No. 81 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Barry St. Leger militaryAllegiance British Crown
No. 208 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
No. 85 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
IV Corps (British India) allegiance British Crown
No. 61 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
No. 49 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
No. 97 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Province of Burma colonialPower British Crown
Canon of Westminster appointedBy British Crown
this entity surface form: Crown (United Kingdom)
British colonial forces allegiance British Crown
KOSB allegiance British Crown
Baroda State allegiance British Crown
No. 7 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Military Foot Police allegiance British Crown
No. 149 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
No. 203 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Thomas Bladen employer British Crown
3 PARA allegiance British Crown
James Wyatt employer British Crown
States of Guernsey represents British Crown
Lagos Colony establishedBy British Crown
No. 15 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
159th Infantry Brigade hasAllegiance British Crown
Palestine Regiment allegiance British Crown
No. 2 Gp allegiance British Crown
subject surface form: No. 2 Group
Onyota’a:ka (People of the Standing Stone) treatyPartyWith British Crown
subject surface form: Onyota’a:ka
Aden Protectorate Levies allegiance British Crown