Turn the pages of ICAEW's original Royal Charter

Using the interactive tool you can explore and zoom in on our digitised Charter and rare books with greater freedom than would ever be possible with the fragile originals.

• View the 1880 Royal Charter
• Explore all of our digitised items

The Charter and Bye-laws page provides PDFs of the current ICAEW Royal Charter and explanatory notes. It includes the text of both the original 1880 Royal Charter and the substantially amended 1948 Royal Charter.

Explore our historical resources to find out more about the history of the institute, its people and Chartered Accountants' Hall.

• ICAEW history
• Timeline of the history of ICAEW and the accountancy profession

This version of Turning The Pages is compatible with the latest versions of all modern browsers.

Once you have loaded a title you can manipulate your view by clicking on the icons on the top-right of the screen. The options available are:

Index view. This view splits the book into individual pages, allowing you to jump straight into a page of your choosing.

Book view. This view binds the pages back into a book, allowing you to leaf through the book by turning the pages.

Move. Using this option will allow you to move the digitised book around your virtual desktop. Once you have selected this option click on the book and drag it to the position you want.

Reset. This option returns all settings to the default view.

Menu. This presents a pop-up window showing all our digitised items available through Turning The Pages.

Rotate. This option allows you to rotate the book by 90 degree increments.

Zoom in/out. This option allows you to zoom in or out of the scanned images.