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The British Statute of Anne ( 1710 ) further alluded to individual rights of the artist, beginning: " Whereas Printers, Booksellers, and other Persons, have of late frequently taken the Liberty of Printing ... Books, and other Writings, without the Consent of the Authors ... to their very great Detriment, and too often to the Ruin of them and their Families :" A right to benefit financially from the work is articulated, and court rulings and legislation have recognized a right to control the work, such as ensuring that the integrity of it is preserved.
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British and Statute
The conclusions of the imperial premiers conference of 1926 were restated by the 1930 conference and incorporated in the Statute of Westminster of December 1931, by which the British parliament renounced any legislative authority over dominion affairs, except as specifically provided in law.
Part V of this act established an amending formula for the Canadian constitution, the lack of which ( due to more than 50 years of disagreement between the federal and provincial governments ) was the only reason Canada's constitutional amendments still required approval by the British parliament after ratification of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
English and British statutes are part of Canadian law because of the Colonial Laws Validity Act, 1865, section 129 of the Constitution Act, 1867, and the Statute of Westminster 1931.
* 1931 – The British Parliament enacts the Statute of Westminster 1931, establishing legislative equality between the self-governing dominions of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Irish Free State, Dominion of Newfoundland, the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa.
Along with the Statute of Westminster, 1931 this changed the way the British parliamentary monarchy ruled the overseas dominions, moving from a colonial British Empire towards a new structure for the interaction between the Commonwealth Realms and the Crown.
However, the post still ultimately represented the government of the United Kingdom until, after continually decreasing involvement by the British government, the passage in 1942 of the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 ( see Statute of Westminster ) and the Australia Act 1986, whereafter the governor became the direct, personal representative of the uniquely Australian sovereign.
The British Statute of Anne 1710 and the Statute of Monopolies 1623 are now seen as the origins of copyright and patent law respectively.
The New Zealand monarchy has been distinct from the British monarchy since the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947, and all Elizabeth II's official business in New Zealand is conducted in the name of the Queen of New Zealand, not the Queen of the United Kingdom.
Canada gradually gained greater and greater autonomy over a considerable period of time through inter imperial and commonwealth diplomacy, including 1867's British North America Act, 1931's Statute of Westminster, and even as late as the patriation of the British North America Act in 1982 ( see Constitution of Canada ).
* Despite the fact that the Statute of Westminster applied to the Dominion of Canada without any need for ratification, the British North America Acts, the current written elements ( in 1931 ) of the Canadian Constitution were excluded from the application of the Statute of Westminster.
Generally, the British thought that that this was morally objectionable -- but legally permitted under the Statute of Westminster.
After the Statute was passed, the British government could no longer make ordinary laws for the Dominions, other than with the request and consent of the Government of that Dominion.
The reason for the delay in relation to Canada and Australia was because the Statute still did not clarify the ability of the British Parliament to legislate concerning the Provinces of Canada, especially Quebec, which raised many objections, and the States of Australia.
Under the provisions of Section 9 of the Statute of Westminster, the British Parliament still had the power to pass legislation concerning the six States of Australia, although " in accordance with the constitutional practice ".
In the Statute of Westminster the United Kingdom granted independence to Canada, New Zealand, Newfoundland, the Irish Free State, the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Union of South Africa after the British parliament declared itself as incapable of passing laws over them without their consent.
The independent position of the Dominions in the British Empire ( later the Commonwealth ) and in the international community was put on a firm foundation by the Balfour Declaration of 1926, subsequently codified in the Statute of Westminster ( 1931 ).
* December 11 – The British Parliament enacts the Statute of Westminster, which establishes a status of legislative equality between the self-governing dominions of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa.
* December 31 – Statute of Westminster creates the British Commonwealth of Nations.
" However, the post still ultimately represented the government of the United Kingdom ( that is, the monarch in his British council ) until, after continually decreasing involvement by the British government and the passage in 1931 of the Statute of Westminster, the governor general became the direct, personal representative of the uniquely Canadian sovereign ( the monarch in his Canadian council ).
British and Anne
Anne Brontë (; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849 ) was a British novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.
In February 1705, Queen Anne, who had made Marlborough a Duke in 1702, granted him the Park of Woodstock and promised a sum of £ 240, 000 to build a suitable house as a gift from a grateful crown in recognition of his victory – a victory which British historian Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy considered one of the pivotal battles in history, writing – " Had it not been for Blenheim, all Europe might at this day suffer under the effect of French conquests resembling those of Alexander in extent and those of the Romans in durability.
The early British capital of the Colony of Nova Scotia ( sometimes referred to as the 14th Colony ) was established at Annapolis Royal, where Fort Anne was constructed.
From the eighteenth century, Spanish sources reported that immediately after the takeover of the city, Sir George Rooke, the British admiral, on his own initiative caused the British flag to be hoisted, and took possession of the Rock in name of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, whose government ratified the occupation.
Also, some British sources have accounted the flag story ( He had the Spanish flag hauled down and the English flag hoisted in its stead ; Rooke's men quickly raised the British flag ... and Rooke claimed the Rock in the name of Queen Anne ; or Sir George Rooke, the British admiral, on his own responsibility caused the British flag to be hoisted, and took possession in name of Queen Anne, whose government ratified the occupation ).
* 1707 24 December – The first British Governor directly appointed by Queen Anne, Roger Elliott, took up residence in the Convent of the Franciscan friars.
* 1820 – Anne Brontë, British author ( d. 1849 )
* 1708 – Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
* 1960 – Anne MacKenzie, British journalist and broadcaster
* 1920 – Anne Crawford, British film actress ( d. 1956 )
* 1778 – Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer ( d. 1856 )
Had Anne died before June 1714, Sophia would have been the oldest person to ascend to the British throne.
France agreed to stop supporting the Stuart pretenders to the British throne, instead recognizing Anne as the legitimate queen.
** Mildred Grieveson ( aka: Anne Mather, Caroline Fleming, Cardine Fleming ), British writer
* June 20 – Anne Weale, British writer ( d. 2007 )
British and 1710
The British Conquest of Acadia happened in 1710.
* 1767 – Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason ( b. 1710 )
The British Conquest of Acadia took place in 1710.
Despite the British Conquest of Acadia in 1710, Nova Scotia remained primarily occupied by Catholic Acadians and Mi ' kmaq.
* 1710 – Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
* December 1 – Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason ( b. 1710 )
* January 5 – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman ( b. 1710 )
* August 21 – Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman ( b. 1710 )
* May 14 – Thomas Simpson, British mathematician ( b. 1710 )
The Cherokees gave sanctuary to a band of Shawnee in the 1660s, but from 1710 to 1715 the Cherokee and Chickasaw, allied with the British, fought Shawnee, who were allied with the French, and forced them to move northward.
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During Queen Anne's War ( 1702 to 1713 ), the British Conquest of Acadia occurred in 1710, resulting in Nova Scotia, other than Cape Breton, being officially ceded to the British by the Treaty of Utrecht including Rupert's Land, that had been conquered by France in the late 17th century ( Battle of Hudson's Bay ).
* Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore ( 1661 – 1710 ), British peer
The British Conquest of Acadia happened in 1710.
In 1773, John Day's Bridge, a village governed by the English township of Morris since its settlement in 1710, was renamed as, Chatham, in honor of Sir William Pitt, a British prime minister and the first Earl of Chatham who was most favorable toward the colonists of the Province of New Jersey in issues with the British government.
A British force from Virginia attacked and burned the town in 1613 but it was later rebuilt nearby, where it remained the longest serving capital of French Acadia until the British conquest of Acadia in 1710.
Despite the British conquest in 1710, Nova Scotia and Acadia remained primarily occupied by Catholic Acadians and Mi ' kmaq.
William Card ( 1710 – 1784 ), born in Rhode Island, settled in Pownal perhaps as late as 1773 ( though his sons settled there between 1762 – 1766 ) fought for the British at the Battle of Bennington on 16 August 1777, along with four of his sons: Jonathan ( 1734 – 1818 ), Elisha ( 1738 – 1805 ), Philo ( 1754 – 1837 ) --- NOTE: This is an error ... No Philo Card has been found to exist.
While the British Conquest of Acadia happened in 1710, the French continued to remain a significant force in the region with Fort Beausejour and Fortress Louisbourg.
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