Privy Council of England

The Privy Council of England, also known as His (or Her) Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (Latin: concilium familiare, concilium privatum et assiduum^[1]^[2]), was a body of advisers to the sovereign of the Kingdom of England. Its members were often senior members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, together with leading churchmen, judges, diplomats and military leaders.

The Privy Council of England was a powerful institution, advising the sovereign on the exercise of the royal prerogative and on the granting of royal charters. It issued executive orders known as Orders in Council and also had judicial functions.

In 1708, the Privy Council of England was abolished and replaced by the Privy Council of Great Britain.

^ Macqueen, John Fraser (12 July 1842). "A Practical Treatise on the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords & Privy Council: Together with The Practice on Parliamentary Divorce". A. Maxwell & Son – via Google Books.
^ Takayama, Hiroshi (2019). Sicily and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Routledge. ISBN 9781351022286 – via Google Books.

[1] Macqueen, John Fraser (12 July 1842). "A Practical Treatise on the Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords & Privy Council: Together with The Practice on Parliamentary Divorce". A. Maxwell & Son – via Google Books.

[2] Takayama, Hiroshi (2019). Sicily and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Routledge. ISBN 9781351022286 – via Google Books.

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