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   Magna Carta

   This statute was used widely in the reign of Henry VIII but was seen as no more special than any other statute and could be amended and removed. ... The Whigs on the other hand claimed that the Charter only benefited the nobility and the church and granted nowhere near the liberty they had come to expect.
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   Monarchy of the United Kingdom

   In 1215, the barons coerced the king into issuing the Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter") to guarantee the rights and liberties of the nobility. ... Pope Leo X first granted the title "Defender of the Faith" to King Henry VIII in 1521, rewarding him for his support of the Papacy during the early years of the Protestant Reformation, particularly for his book the Defence of the Seven Sacraments.
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   Coggeshall

   In 1250 the Abbot of Coggeshall was allowed by Royal Charter to hold an eight day fair commencing on the thirty first of July — the feast of St. Peter-ad-Vincula, to whom the Parish Church was dedicated. ... The monastery's possessions and lands, totalling nearly 50,000 acres (200 km²), were seized; King Henry VIII granted them to Sir Thomas Seymour.
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   Seaford (UK Parliament constituency)

   In 1544, Henry VIII granted the town a charter as a port in its own right, separate from Hastings, but it was another 97 years before its right to elect MPs was restored, by a resolution of the Long Parliament on 4 February 1641. ... Frederic A Youngs, jr, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979)
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   Sheriff Hutton Castle

   In 1377, John Nevill obtained a charter for a market on Monday and an annual fair on the eve of the exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14). ... The castle became the property of Henry VII and, in 1525, Henry VIII granted it to his son, Henry Fitzroy, who had been newly created as Duke of Richmond and Warden-General of the Marches.
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   Wirksworth

   Henry VIII granted a charter to hold a miners' court in the town called the Bar Moot, which still exists, though the present building dates from 1814. ... Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 53(1): 59–78.
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   Beeleigh Abbey

   The abbey obtained a royal charter from Richard I in 1189. ... In 1540, Henry VIII granted the abbey and lands to Sir John Gate, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
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   St. John Ambulance

   1511: The young King Henry VIII was named protector of the Order . ... 14 May 1888: English Order of St John is granted royal charter by Queen Victoria.
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   St John Ambulance in England and Wales

   1540: The original Order of St John, the Knights Hospitallers is disbanded in England by Henry VIII ... 14 May 1888: English Order of St John is granted royal charter by Queen Victoria
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    History of Schleswig-Holstein

    On March 5, Christian granted a coronation charter (or Freiheitsbrief) which also repeated that Schleswig and Holstein must remain united "dat se bliven ewich tosamende ungedelt". ... To this Christian VIII yielded so far as to issue in 1846 letters patent declaring that the royal law in the matter of the succession was in full force so far as Schleswig was concerned, in accordance with the letters patent of August 22, 1721, the oath of fidelity of September 3, 1721, the guarantees given by France and Great Britain in the same year and the treaties of 1767 and 1773 with Russia.

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• Magna Carta,
• Monarchy of the United Kingdom,
• Coggeshall,
• Seaford (UK Parliament constituency),
• Sheriff Hutton Castle,
• Wirksworth,
• Beeleigh Abbey,
• St. John Ambulance,
• St John Ambulance in England and Wales,
• History of Schleswig-Holstein