KnowraRoyal charterLinked fromLinked fromThe 18 pages that link to Royal charter, each with the reason it gives.All 18Broader topic 1Related 14Narrower topic 3Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtRelated: RADA received its royal charter in 1920, formalizing its status as an institution.Cecil RhodesRelated: The British South Africa Company’s charter authorized expansion under a veneer of delegated authority.British South Africa CompanyRelated: The 1889 charter authorized the company to occupy and administer territories in southern Africa.Royal Geographical SocietyRelated: The Society received its royal charter in 1859, gaining its present name.The Royal BalletRelated: The company received its royal charter in 1956, formalizing its national standing.CorporationRelated: Charters once served as a principal route for establishing corporations.Regnal yearRelated: Charters often date their issue by the reigning monarch’s year.Royal African CompanyRelated: Charles II’s charter granted the company a monopoly over English trade in parts of West Africa.Royal patronageRelated: Charters gave lasting legal form to royal support for institutions and civic projects.Proprietary colonyRelated: Royal charters supplied legal authority for several proprietary colonial grants.University of BristolRelated: The university received its charter in 1909, gaining independent university status.Royal College of ArtRelated: A 1967 charter gave the college independent university status and the power to award its own degrees.Australian Academy of ScienceRelated: The Academy received its charter in 1954, giving formal status to the institution founded in 1954.English overseas possessionsRelated: The Crown used charters to authorize companies and define their powers in overseas territories.