Record revealed
Plea roll for the Court of King’s Bench, with a portrait of Henry VIII
This record of disputes taken to court in 1518, written in abbreviated Latin, includes a vivid portrait of the reigning monarch at the time.
Series
Privy Council Office: Instrument of Abdication
Catalogue reference: PC 11
What's it about?
PC 11
This series contains the instrument of abdication signed by Edward VIII.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PC 11
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Title (The name of the record)
- Privy Council Office: Instrument of Abdication
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the instrument of abdication signed by Edward VIII.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Royalty
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11484/
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Privy Council Office: Instrument of Abdication
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