British Royal Family

The is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
In the Toaru Majutsu no Index universe, the British Royal Family forms the , which includes its committee, one of the three primary political factions that control the state of the United Kingdom through the check and balances they maintain with each other. Between the Lines 1
==Principles==
The head of the royal family is of course the ruling monarch, the monarch is also the Supreme Head of the Church of England, as such, the Church answers to the reigning monarch. The only way to join the Royal Family faction was to either be a descendant of the monarch or demonstrate one’s political skill as a close aide of a member. The faction represented the nation, but it had significantly fewer members than the knights or the church. Chapter 3 Part 2
The family primarily resides in Buckingham Palace, while Windsor Castle is their secondary residence. Buckingham is where meetings with important people from other countries are held, Chapter 3 Part 3 as well as important people from within the country and the other factions. Chapter 3 Part 4 Other bases of the Royal Family are referenced as well. Chapter 4 Part 1
The family are served by royal maids, known as Maids of Honor. Chapter 3 Part 2 There is also a (specifically the ) who acts as the senior executive officer of the Royal Household and manages the departments that support the monarch and the royal family.During a past talk with William Orwell, the Knight Leader gave him a bottle, attributing the drink to . It is assumed that he is referring to the individual acting as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household at that point in-universe, however it should be noted that is also a family name. Between the Lines 4
===Domestic concerns===
The Royal Family Faction consists of the Queen and her committee, together with the other two factions, the Knights of England and the Anglican Church. The faction's relationship is supposed to be equal to the other two, in which the Royal Family controlled the Knights of England through direct orders; The Knights of England made use of the Anglicans through political items; and the Anglicans manipulated the British Royal Family through holy advice.
This check and balance allows for none of the factions to act on its own, as the other two factions can create a large commotion to prevent the rogue faction from action on its own. The Royal Family however, had the most weight when it came to decisions on the national level.
The Royal Family’s duty was to intervene and seize control of the parliamentary government in order to take substantial control of the country. While the Knights and the Church worked in the shadows, the royal family had the most power in a public sense because it needed to be able to control the police and the military. They also controlled other related agencies. Despite this, all three factions are required to send to representatives to parliament in order to be able to declare their equivalence, making it seem that the parliament arbitrates between the three factions. Chapter 2 Part 14
===Foreign relations===
Diplomatic relations with other countries is single-handedly done by the Royal Family. Chapter 6 Part 4 s of the family, such as princesses, would be used for political marriages in order to get the best treaty for England.
===Magic===
There are a number of Magic spells and spiritual items associated with the Royal Family. The most prominent of these is the Curtana, the sword which signifies England's ruler. Chapter 3 The Royal Family also uses highly protected carriages, known as Traveling Fortresses, Chapter 3 Part 13 and previously used the luxury ship and floating fortress Queen Britannia. The spiritual item Union Jack can only be used by the Royal Family. Chapter 8 Part 3 The ley-line system allowing England to send magic to the Pound Economy nations has a safety mechanism which only allows members of the Royal Family to activate it.Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Necessarius Special Admission Test Chapter 7 Part 5 A large-scale spell was rumored to exist that would activate if a member of the Royal Family was killed, causing destruction on a national scale in retaliation, though the spell doesn't actually exist. Chapter 3 Part 17
The Royal Family is a potent magical symbol itself, such that an anonymization barrier placed on the graveyard of Edinburgh Castle was at risk of being broken from pressure when they were to visit the castle. Chapter 2 Part 12
Besides measures to ensure only the royal family can use certain magic and devices, there exists countermeasures in certain spells to prevent them from being used against the royal family. A notable example is the Knight Leader's Spell of Thororm, which has safeties built into its base theory and foundation to prevent the spell from working against the royal family and weapons related to them to avoid lèse-majesté. Chapter 6 Part 11 An oversight involving the historical French connections to the royal family (such as through William I) meant that this also meant the spell was ineffective against Durandal. Chapter 4 Part 4
==Background==
Across the centuries of history associated with British royalty, including the royalty of the United Kingdom's constituent countries prior to the union, there have been multiple houses, dynasties and bloodlines who have held the position of royalty. Some of these are intertwined with other countries, such as with , originally a French noble.
Curtana had long been associated with English royalty, being the subject of power or concepts besides its symbolic significance at the time of 's reign, given concerns over interference from the Stone of Scone. Chapter 1 Part 4 However, it would acquire its current immense power in the reign of of the , with his establishment of the Anglican Church and the All-English Continent, resulting in the three faction and four country structure that the United Kingdom has in the present day. Also of the note is the last Tudor monarch, . Chapter 2 Part 3 Between the Lines 3 Chapter 2 Part 3 Chapter 2 Part 4
After the death of Elizabeth I and the end of the at the start of the 17th century, the English crown passed to James VI of Scotland (James I of England), beginning the reign of the over England and Scotland. The House of Stuart would be deposed for a time following the English Civil War, during which the Curtana Original went out of control and was lost, Chapter 6 Part 3 and then finally deposed near the end of the 17th century. After the House of Stuart was overthrown, there were supporters who hoped to restore them to power, known as the - the movement later influencing Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers and from him, Lola Stuart. Epilogue Between the Lines 2 The official formation of the United Kingdom (and the "British royal family") would occur at the start of the 18th century.
Queen Victoria was the reigning monarch at the height of the British Empire in the 19th century, Chapter 4 Part 1 with the time of the Golden Dawn occurring at the tail-end of her reign. The exact sequence of British monarchy and royalty, named or not, between her and the current Queen Elizard is currently unknown. Elizard herself has mentioned her father, Chapter 1 Part 4 though it is unknown whether he was the previous king or the prince consort.
==Chronology==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====British Royal Family Arc====
The royal family was at the center of events which transpired between October 17th-18th, including the Eurotunnel bombing meeting in Buckingham Palace, and Carissa's subsequent coup d'état attempt with the Knights of England after obtaining the Curtana Original, culminating in the Battle of Buckingham Palace.
===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Coronzon Arc====
During the Crowley's Hazard invasion of the United Kingdom, the royal family (aside from the imprisoned Carissa) was evacuated from London to Edinburgh, prompting pursuit from the recreated Golden Dawn as their arrival at Edinburgh Castle might have broken the anonymization barrier on the grave of the original Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers. After Aleister Crowley's thwarted attempt to neutralize Coronzon using her contractor's corpse and the demon's theft of the Honours of Scotland, the royal family were involved in the counter-operations at Edinburgh Castle, followed by the attack on the Queen Britannia in the Irish Sea.
==Known Members==
*Her Majesty The Queen Elizard
*Her Royal Highness First Princess Riméa
*Her Royal Highness Second Princess Carissa
*Her Royal Highness Third Princess Villian
===Historical Monarchs===
These are some of the historical figures referenced in the Toaru series who have been monarchs of the United Kingdom or its constituent countries, and thus could be said have been members of the royal family.
Name	Country 	Reign 	Description 	References in the Toaru series
 	England 	1066 - 1087 	Also known as William the Conqueror. The Duke of Normandy in France beforehand, he invaded England after the death of Edward the Confessor and seized the throne after defeating the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. 	William I was referenced by the Maiden of Versailles as an example of how the history of English and French royalty are intertwined, a fact that created a flaw in the Knight Leader's Spell of Thororm, made to be ineffective against the royal family and weapons related to them, allowing her Durandal to bypass it.
 	England 	1272 - 1307 	Also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots. Initially invited to arbitrate a succession dispute over the Scottish crown, he claimed and exerted suzerainty over Scotland, leading to the First War of Scottish Independence. 	During a discussion about the Honours of Scotland and the backdoor they provided to the Curtana's system, it was mentioned how Edward I had taken the Stone of Scone away during his invasion and sealed its functionality.
 	Scotland 	1473 – 1513 	 	James IV was mentioned during events surrounding the Ceremony of Mo Athair, rumored in the magic world to be an immortal king who crossed the boundary of death.
 	England 	1485 – 1509 	The first monarch of the House of Tudor, earning his crown after defeating at the , and marrying to unite the feuding and branches, bringing an end to the . 	One of the Royal Navy's destroyers active at the time of the British Halloween was called King Henry VII. Chapter 7 Part 7
 	England 	1509 - 1547 	The second monarch of the House of Tudor. Known for his six marriages, with his disagreement with Pope Clement VII over the first annulment leading him to begin the , separating the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, with himself as its supreme head.	During Kamijou Touma's initial encounter with Queen Elizard and the explanation about the Curtana, Henry VIII was mentioned as the one who created the Anglican Church, seeking to eliminate interference from the Pope and other countries, setting up the three-faction, four-country structure of the United Kingdom that forms the basis for the All-English Continent spell which empowers Curtana with the simulated power of Archangel Michael.
 	England 	1558 - 1603 	The fifth and final Tudor monarch. The time of her reign is known as the Elizabethan era and was considered a 'golden age'. 	
*John Dee, the magician and fortune teller who introduced Enochian magic to the world, Chapter 2 Part 4 was close to Elizabeth I and this was referenced as he was given as an example of magicians who have influenced the United Kingdom and its royalty in the past. Chapter 2 Part 3
*The defeat of the in Elizabeth I's time has been mentioned as a motivating factor behind certain Spanish magical factions and their animosity with English factions. Between the Lines 3Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Agnese's Magic Side Work Experience Chapter 1 Part 1
*Orsola Aquinas mentioned folklore regarding Elizabeth I receiving a horn of a unicorn, though Sherry Cromwell said that it was merely an ordinary animal bone. Chapter 2 Part 3
 	ScotlandEngland	1567 – 16251603 - 1625	 	
*Stiyl mentioned James I's as an example of grimoires written by members of the church as a teaching guide. Chapter 2 Part 3
*In reference to Aradia, the Bologna Succubus mentioned how witches can control the winds to shake royal ships, Chapter 2 Part 6 likely referencing the time when James VI's ships were .
 	United Kingdom 	1837 - 1901 	The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, the Victorian era saw a period of considerable industrial, political, social, military and scientific change within the United Kingdom and a great expansion of the British Empire. 	A line of the London Underground, with a part running under Buckingham Palace, is named the Victoria Line after Queen Victoria.
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