Royal Chancery of England

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The Royal Chancery of England was the medieval English royal writing office and central administrative body responsible for producing official documents, charters, and legal records on behalf of the crown.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chancery of Great Britain 1
Crown chancery 1
Royal Chancery of England canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf central administrative body
medieval English government office
royal chancery
associatedWithOffice Lord Chancellor
country Kingdom of England
developedFrom Anglo-Saxon royal writing office
documentTypeProduced enrolments
letters close
letters patent
royal charters
royal mandates
writs
employed chancery scribes
royal clerks
function central documentary administration of the crown
central royal writing office
record-keeping for the English monarchy
governedBy chancery formulas and protocols
royal customary practice
headedBy Lord Chancellor of England
influenced development of English administrative law
growth of written government records in England
languageOfWork Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin
Middle English
location Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster

royal court of England
operatedIn England
partOf English royal household
medieval English royal administration
playedRoleIn centralization of royal authority in medieval England
expansion of royal bureaucracy
responsibleFor authentication of royal documents
issuing royal commands in written form
production of legal records
production of official documents
production of royal charters
production of royal letters
production of writs
recording royal grants
subordinateTo English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

King of England
timePeriod Middle Ages
usedMedium parchment
usedScript Anglo-Norman documentary hands
medieval Latin script
usedSeal Great Seal of England

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chancery Standard usedByInstitution Royal Chancery of England
Anglo-Norman court hasPart chancery
linked to: Royal Chancery of England
Great Seal of Great Britain usedBy Chancery of Great Britain
linked to: Royal Chancery of England
Chancellor of the Crown oversaw Crown chancery
linked to: Royal Chancery of England