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A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities (with municipal charters) or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and letters of appointment, as they have perpetual effect. Typically, a royal charter is produced as a high-quality work of calligraphy. The British Monarchy has issued over 980 Royal Charters. Of these about 400 remain in existence. The earliest was to the town of Tain in 1066, making it the oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland, followed by the University of Cambridge in 1231. Charters continue to be issued by the British Monarchy, a recent example would be The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, which received its charter on 7 April 2011.
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| Privy Council website Privy Council website www.privy-council.org.uk/output/page26.asp - Web |
| Royal Charter of the BBC Royal Charter of the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/whoweare/publicpurposes/ - Web |
| Royal Charter of the Australian Academy of the Hum... Royal Charter of the Australian Academy of the Humanities www.humanities.org.au/About/Charter.htm - Web |
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| Charter of the University of Birmingham Charter of the University of Birmingham www.ppd.bham.ac.uk/policy/charter/charter.htm - Web |
| Royal Charter of Rhode Island (1663) Royal Charter of Rhode Island (1663) www.sec.state.ri.us/.../view?searchterm=royal%20charter - Web |
