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alt.talk.royalty FAQ: British Royalty and Nobility

http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/britfaq.html

"This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about the British Royal Family and British nobility. (The Royal & Noble Families of the World FAQ can be found at http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/atrfaq.htm)."

Author: Francois Velde & Yvonne Demoskoff (velde@heraldica.org)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

Reference--Biographies--Politicians & Rulers

Keywords: Royalty; Royals; Nobility; England; Great Britain

The British Empire

http://www.edunltd.com/empire/empire.htm

Site devoted to the history of the British Empire. Categories to browse include timelines, art and culture, armed forces and bibliographies. Also offers a resources section that includes a glossary of terms and links to related information.

Author: Education Unlimited (stephen@edunltd.com )

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

The British Monarchy

http://www.royal.gov.uk/

Official site for the British Royal Family. Searchable site includes information on the history of the monarchy and members of the current family as well as a gallery of the Royal Collection, castle factsheets, and information about accession, coronation and succession.

Author: Buckingham Palace Press Office

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

BritPolitics.Com

http://www.britpolitics.com/

"A comprehensive guide to British politics. "Here is your point of reference to over a million different texts and thousands of links covering all aspects of the British political system... you'll finddownloads, original texts, recommended readings and much, much more!"

Author: britpolitics.com Ltd. (info@britpolitics.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

Keywords: Great Britain; Monarchy; Parliament; Military; Europe

Directory of Royal Genealogical Data

http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/

"A database containing the genealogy of the British Royal family and those linked to it via blood or marriage relationships. It contains, infact, the genealogy of almost every ruling house in the Western world because of the intermarriage that took place between them at some time or another. There are in excess of 30,000 individuals from the earliest times to the present in the database." Brief biographical information for each entry, along with links to immediate family members. Includes several indexes: alphabetical, date, ruling house, and title. The database is also searchable.

Author: Brian C. Tompsett (B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

Reference--Biographies--Politicians & Rulers

Keywords: British; Royal family; Nobility; Royalty; European Royalty

National Statistics: The Official United Kingdom Statistics Site

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/

"This site contains the latest comprehensive range of official UK statistics and information about statistics as well providing free access to a selection of recently released publications in downloadable pdf format. Our site is organised around themes to help you find things more easily. Themes are a simple way of classifying the huge variety of official statistics produced. They resemble chapters in a book. There are 13 separate themes, and each theme deals with a distinct and easily recognisable area of national life. The site also includes a soon-to-be-expanded selection of the latest economic indicators. This table will be refreshed as soon as possible after the release of new figures." Includes basic and advanced search features.

Author: United Kingdom National Statistics Library (info@statistics.gov.uk)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Statistics

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Keywords: United Kingdom; England

Official Documents

http://www.official-documents.co.uk/

"This is a service being developed by The Stationery Office to assist internet users to locate official [United Kingdom] documents. It provides access to material published by The Stationery Office and other authoritative bodies." Browse by date, title, department or category, or search the collection.

Author: The Stationery office (Customer.Service@ukstate.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

The Patent Office

http://www.patent.gov.uk/

Copyright, trademark, design and patent information from/for the United Kingdom. Includes news, a newcomer's guide, and a guide to intellectual property on the Internet. Searchable.

Author: United Kingdom Patent Office (enquiries@patent.gov.uk)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law--Intellectual Property

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

Keywords: Patents; Trademarks; Copyright; Interent

10 Downing Street

http://www.number-10.gov.uk/

Office of the Prime Minister. Full text of messages delivered by the Prime Minister, summary of news from government ministries, and broadcasts of the Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Includes archive of government policies in full text and profiles of all Cabinet Ministers. Images and history of 10 Downing Street.

Author: Office of the Prime Minister. United Kingdom. (webmaster@pmo.gov.uk)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

Regional & Country Information--Europe--United Kingdom

Keywords: Prime Minister; House of Commons

ukonline.gov.uk open.gov services (CCTA GIS)

http://www.ukonline.gov.uk/opengov/

"This is a first entry point to UK public sector information on the Internet." An index to Websites for government agencies in the United Kingdom. Search or browse by organization name or topical area. The Government Pathfinders section lists each of the UK Government Internet portals containing important information for the citizen.

Author: United Kingdom Office of Government Commerce

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

ukstate.com

http://www.ukstate.com/

Public information portal site for the governments of the United Kingdom, including the UK Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords, Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Searchable.

Author: The Stationery office (Customer.Service@ukstate.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments--United Kingdom

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