The King's Sole Right over the Militia Act 1661 was an
Act of the
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advise ...
(13 Car. II. c. 6),
long title "An Act declaring the sole Right of the Militia to be in King and for the present ordering & disposing the same." Following the
English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I (" Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of r ...
, this act finally declared that the king alone, as head of the state, was in supreme command of the army and navy for the defence of the realm.
It was repealed, except for part of the preamble, by the
Statute Law Revision Act 1863; and in full by the
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969.
See also
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Prerogative
In law, a prerogative is an exclusive right bestowed by a government or state and invested in an individual or group, the content of which is separate from the body of rights enjoyed under the general law. It was a common facet of feudal law. Th ...
References
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*'Charles II, 1661: An Act declaring the sole Right of the Militia to be in King and for the present ordering & disposing the same.', Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628-80 (1819), pp. 308–09. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47290. Date accessed: 5 March 2007.
Text of Act(go to (H)) at constitution.org
1661 in law
1661 in England
Acts of the Parliament of England
Military history of England
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