Woolsack
The Woolsack is the name given to the bench of the Lord Chancelier with the House of Lords of the the United Kingdom. It large, is filled of Laine (from where its name) and is covered with red fabric . The stick of ceremony of the Lords is placed immediately behind.
Introduced at the 14th century, the Woolsack in the beginning was filled with English wool, symbol of the prosperity of the country. Today, on the other hand, the wool is brought various nations of the the Commonwealth in order to symbolize the unit of these countries to the common past.
The Lord Chancelier is authorized with speaking since the Woolsack only when it is expressed as a president of the House of Lords. If it wishes to take share with the debate, it must then sit down openly on the left of the seat or join one of the benches of the Lords.
In front of the Woolsack is located a cushion even broader called the Woolsack of the Judges . It is about the place reserved for the Law Lords during the opening ceremony of the Parliament. The remainder of time, this place is nevertheless accessible to any Lord.
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