England and Wales. Privy Council

Organization

Staff Only

Biography

The Privy Council of England and Wales was the British sovereign's private council. During Elizabeth I's reign, the Privy Council were a group of 19 powerful noblemen who advised but did not control the Queen. They met daily and advised on domestic and foreign issues.

Citation:

A Catalogue of nobility ... made by His Majesty K. Charles II ... 1662: t.p. (His Majesties Privy Council)

Enc. Brit., 1980 (Privy Council)

England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II). Declaration de guerre du roy de la Grand Bretagne, contre les Estats generaux des Provinces-Unies, 1672?: p. 1 (Privé conseil)

Queen Elizabeth I and government, BBC.co.uk, July 5, 2021 (Privy Council; British sovereign's private council; during Elizabeth I's reign, the Privy Council were a group of 19 powerful noblemen who advised but did not control the Queen; met daily and advised on domestic and foreign issues)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Beale collection of letters

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Vault MSS 457

Scope and Contents Official correspondence of the Kingdom of England and Wales in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, found among the personal papers of Robert Beale. Most letters are either by him or to him. They deal with the earliest years of the Dutch Republic and the part played by England in the Dutch revolt. Many of the letters were also originally addressed to Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590), Beale's brother-in-law, and Elizabeth's Secretary of State. Four letters are addressed to Robert Dudley, Earl...

Dates: 1569-1592

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections