The Stannary Parliaments and Stannary Courts were legislative and legal institutions in Cornwall ( Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ...Cornwall and in Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...Devon in the The Dartmoor tin mining industry is thought to have originated as early as pre_Roman times, and continued right through to the 20th century. ...Dartmoor area. A member of a stannary parliament was known as a Stannator. The Stannary Courts administered The British Actors Equity Association (now called Equity) is the British actors trade union. ...equity for the region's tin_miners and tin mining interests, and they were also In common law jurisdictions, a court of record is a court that keeps permanent records of its proceedings. ...courts of record for the towns dependent on the mines. Executive authority in stannary areas was exercised by the Lord Warden of the Stannaries.

The separate and powerful government institutions available to the tin miners reflected the enormous importance of the tin industry to the English economy during the The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...Middle Ages. Special laws for tin miners predate written legal codes in Britain, and ancient traditions exempted everyone connected with tin mining in Cornwall and Devon from any jursdiction other than the Stannary Courts in all but the most exceptional circumstances.

John of England depicted in Cassells History of England (1902) John (French: Jean) (December 24, 1166/67–October 18/19, 1216) reigned as King of England from 1199 to 1216. ...King John granted a charter to the tin miners of Cornwall and Devon in Events The town of Riga was chartered as a city. ...1201, confirming their "just and ancient customs and liberties". The tin miners of both areas originally met together at Hingston Down and referred to themselves as a Alternative meanings: Parliamentary system, Parliament (band), Parliament (cigarette). ...parliament. Edward I; illustration from Cassells History of England circa 1902. ...Edward I of England split the stannary institutions between Cornwall and Devon, establishing parliaments and courts for the two counties separately. The jurisdiction of the Cornwall stannary institutions covered the whole of the county, while those of Devon were more limited in geography and scope _ restricted primarily to mining questions and to the A stannary town is, historically, the adminstrative centre of a tin_mining district, from where the sale and export of the mined tin was arranged. ...stannary towns.

As the tin mines of Cornwall and Devon lost their economic importance during the (17th century _ 18th century _ 19th century _ more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...18th and Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801_1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...19th centuries, their political institutions also waned in power and ultimately faded away, until recent efforts to restore them.

Devon Stannary Parliament

Edward I; illustration from Cassells History of England circa 1902. ...King Edward I's Events Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia The Papacy removed to France following riots in the Papal State. ...1305 Stannary Charter established Tavistock is a town in Devon, England, lying on the River Tavy on the edge of Dartmoor. ...Tavistock, Ashburton is a small market town on the fringes of Dartmoor in Devon, lying adjacent to the A38 Devon Expressway. ...Ashburton and Chagford is a small town on the north_east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign. ...Chagford as Devon's A stannary town is, historically, the adminstrative centre of a tin_mining district, from where the sale and export of the mined tin was arranged. ...stannary towns, with a monopoly on all tin mining in Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...Devon, a right to representation in the Stannary Parliament and a right to the jurisdiction of the Stannary Courts. Plympton is a suburb located in south_east Plymouth. ...Plympton became the fourth Devon stannary town in Events October 13 _ All France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into admitting heresy. ...1307. The Devon Stannary Parliament usually met in an open air forum at Crockern Tor, but was reputed to meet in the nearest pub whenever it rained. The last convocation of the Devon Parliament was in Events April 24 _ A congress assembles at Aix_la_Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession _ at October 18 _ The Treaty of Aix_la_Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of...1748, but as late as the Millennia: 1st millennium _ 2nd millennium _ 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology Bulletin board system popularity Popularization of personal computers, Walkmans, VHS videocassette recorders, and compact disc (CD) players Introduction of the IBM PC Home video games become enormously popular, most notably Atari until the market crashes in 1983; the rise...1980s, an honourary Stannator would be named whenever a new tin mine was opened. [1]  (http://users.senet.com.au/~dewnans/Devon-Stannary-History.html)

Cornish Stannary Parliament

The jurisdiction of the Cornish Stannary Parliament covered the four Cornish A stannary town is, historically, the adminstrative centre of a tin_mining district, from where the sale and export of the mined tin was arranged. ...stannary towns: This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ...Truro, Lostwithiel is a small town in Cornwall, England at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. ...Lostwithiel, Launceston (pronounced Lanson, Larnson or Lawnson by the Cornish, but Lawnston by most other people) is a town in the north of Cornwall, England, with a population of approximately 7,000. ...Launceston and Helston is a small town in Cornwall, England, at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula. ...Helston. Since these four boroughs covered the whole of Cornwall, the Cornish Stannary Parliament acted as a legislative body for the whole county.

The Cornish Stannaries were suspended as a consequence of the The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was an uprising in 1497 of the tin miners in Cornwall, England. ...Cornish Rebellion of 1497. [2]  (http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornish/GOSW/develop.htm) Henry VII can mean: Henry VII of England Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...Henry VII restored them in return for a payment from the tin miners of the, at the time, enormous sum of The pound sterling, which strictly speaking refers to basic currency unit of sterling, now the pound, can generally refer to the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ...£1000, to support his war on Scotland. In addition to restoring the Stannaries and pardoning the people who participated in the rebellion, Henry's Charter of Pardon of 1508 expanded the power of the Cornish Stannary Parliament by granting it the authority to block royal acts from coming into force in Cornwall. This gave it the power to veto any laws from the The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...Parliament at Westminster is the name of a city that covers much of central London, located to the west of the ancient City of London, and which has been the principal seat of government in England for more than nine hundred years. ...Westminster.

The Cornish Stannary Parliament was suspended in Events February 11 _ Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the US, is opened. ...1752 by Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc, Lord Warden of the Stannaries of Cornwall.

In For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...1977, This article needs cleanup. ...Plaid Cymru A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...MP The Right Honourable Dafydd Wigley (born April 1, 1943) is a Welsh politician. ...Dafydd Wigley on behalf of Mebyon Kernow (Cornish for Sons of Cornwall, often abbrieviated MK) is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...Mebyon Kernow asked in Parliament the In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...Attorney General for Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  _ Total (2001)  _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England and For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation) National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Official languages: English and Welsh Capital: Cardiff First Minister: Rhodri Morgan AM Area  _ Total:  _ % water: Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² xx% Population  _ Total (2001):  _ Density: Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS...Wales if he would provide the date upon which enactments of the Charter of Pardon were rescinded. The reply, received on May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ...14 May For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...1977, stated that a Stannator's right to veto Westminster legislation had never been formally withdrawn.

Stannary Courts

The Devon Stannary Courts met in Village in Devon, established as a burh by Alfred the Great, though the dedication of the parish church to St. ...Lydford and operated a prison there, while the Cornwall Stannary Courts met primarily in This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ...Truro. The Devon and Cornwall Stannary Courts were merged following the Stannaries Act of 1855, but their powers were later transferred to county authorities by the Stannaries Courts Abolition Act of 1896. [3]  (http://31.1911encyclopedia.org/S/ST/STANNARIES.htm)

Recent Revival

Some Cornwall ( Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau. ...Cornish political activists claim to have revived the Stannary Parliament since 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...1974, along with the right to veto British legislation. This claim to legal authority is controversial, and is bound up with the disputed The constitutional status of Cornwall, in the southwest of Great Britain, is the subject of ongoing debate. ...constitutional status of Cornwall. On December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...12 December 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...1974 the The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ...Home Office replied to letters from the members of this revived Parliament, saying that the Home Office could only accept elections by the stannary towns as constitutive of a valid Stannary Parliament. The revived Cornish Stannary Parliament is driven primarily by Cornish nationalism is a movement which seeks greater autonomy for the area of Cornwall which advocates assert is not a county of England as is generally regarded, but a separate nation which has never been formally incorporated into England. ...Cornish nationalism and demands for greater local autonomy. Unlike its predecessors, it claims no special relationship to the mining industry.

External links

• Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament (http://www.cornish_stannary_parliament.abelgratis.com/)