The Lord Privy Seal is a sinecure position; that is, one with no formal responsibilities. It is typically used as a way of giving an important member of the government, or advisor to the government, a position without displacing another officeholder. From Wikipedia: >The Lord Privy Seal (or, more formally, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal) is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state. Originally, its holder was responsible for the monarch's personal (privy) seal (as opposed to the Great Seal of the Realm, which is in the care of the Lord Chancellor). Today, the holder of the office is invariably given a seat in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
>Though one of the oldest offices in government anywhere, it has no particular function today because the use of a privy seal has been obsolete for centuries; thus the office has generally been used as a kind of Minister without Portfolio. Since the premiership of Clement Attlee, the position of Lord Privy Seal has frequently been combined with that of Leader of the House of Lords or Leader of the House of Commons. The office of Lord Privy Seal, unlike those of Leader of the Lords or Commons, is eligible for a ministerial salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. The office does not confer membership of the House of Lords, leading to Ernest Bevin's remark on holding this office that he was "neither a Lord, nor a Privy, nor a Seal".
βChurchill was in the lavatory in the House of Commons and his secretary knocked on the door and said: Excuse me Prime Minister, but the Lord Privy Seal wishes to speak to you. After a pause Churchill replied: Tell His Lordship: I'm sealed on The Privy and can only deal with one shit at a timeβ
Anyone else have an issue where the top most seal does not always pop? Sometimes have to click on it 20 - 30 times before it activates. Sometimes going back to town and back helps, but sometimes it does not.
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Recently I've been reading up on the 1500s, specifically Henry Tudor the 8th. Even still, I'm not quite sure I understand the peerage, and what determines what rank you receive. Which ranks does the king bestow and which ones are inheriteted?
Thomas Cromwell was arrested and eventually executed by Henry VIII, although the reasons for his execution are speculative and probably due to a combination of factors including falling out of favour with the king and competition with his political rivals. One could perhaps assume he was another victim of the kings ruthlessness and paranoia.
Do you think that the treatment and execution of his famous ancestor had any influence on Oliver Cromwells views of the monarchy prior to the issues leading to the English Civil War and whether any existing opinions led to his future decision making during and after the civil war?
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Also what happens to the titles of lords such as duke of Westminster when the general dies?
