Crown in right of England

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The Crown in right of England is the legal embodiment of the English state and its executive authority, historically centered on the English monarchy and its governmental powers before and within the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown
legal concept
public authority
appliesToJurisdiction England
basedOn English monarchy
constitutionalForm constitutional monarchy
continuityMaintainedBy British monarchy
country England
distinctFrom Crown in right of Australia
Crown in right of Canada
Crown in right of New Zealand
Crown in right of Northern Ireland
Crown in right of Scotland
embodies English state
exercisesFunction administration of justice
appointment of ministers
conduct of foreign affairs
defence of the realm
executive power
grant of honours
maintenance of the Queen's (or King's) peace
prerogative powers
exercisesPowersThrough English executive authorities
King-in-Council
linked to: the King-in-Council

Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council

UK Government
linked to: UK government
hasCapacity to enter into contracts
to own property
to sue and be sued
hasExecutiveAuthorityOver English state
hasHistoricalOriginIn Kingdom of England
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
historicallyAffectedBy Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Union 1800
historicallyMergedInto Crown in right of Great Britain
holdsPropertyAs Crown Estate (in England)
linked to: Crown Estate
legalDoctrine Crown indivisibility (within the UK)
legalPersonality the Crown
partOf Crown in right of the United Kingdom
primaryLanguageOfAdministration English
relatedLegalSystem English law
seatOfGovernment Westminster
symbolizedBy St Edward's Crown

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Crown in right of Scotland distinctFrom Crown in right of England
Crown in right of Northern Ireland distinctFrom Crown in right of England
Massachusetts Council of Assistants hasAuthorityFrom English Crown (indirectly via charter)
linked to: Crown in right of England
Crown in right of England historicallyMergedInto Crown in right of Great Britain
linked to: Crown in right of England
Crown in Montgomeryshire relatedConcept Crown in right of England