Tsar Nicolas and son during Revolution, RussiaTsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918), and his son, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918), seen here in uniform after the Tsar had abdicated. Date: circa 1917
Wallis SimpsonA glamorous studio portrait of Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), American socialite. Born in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, she divorced her second husband
1st day Cover - Wedding of Duke of Windsor to Wallis SimpsonCommemorative First day Cover - 3rd June, 1937 - The wedding of Duke of Windsor to Wallis Simpson in France at the Chateau de Cande at Monts. Date: 1937
A rare King Edward VIII pillar box, Lilliput, Dorset, England. He reigned from January - December 1936, when he abdicated to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson. Date: 1936
FERDINAND I / BULGARIA / SPEFERDINAND I OF BULGARIA Became King in 1908 and abdicated in 1918. He was a protagonist in the Macedonian crisis. Date: 1861 - 1948
King Edward VIII at his CoronationAn impression of King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), pictured in full regalia at his Coronation in May 1937
Family tree of Peter the Great and Catherine I, with circular portraits of their early 20th century descendants, including Nicholas II, who is described as having abdicated
King Edward VIII in his coronation robesKing Edward VIII (1894-1972), later Duke of Windsor, fictitiously pictured in his coronation robes, a painting by Albert Collings which was to appear in the pre-prepared Coronation Record Number of
H. H. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh / StampLieutenant-General MAHARAJA SRI SIR PRATAP SINGH SAHIB BAHADUR OF IDAR (1845 - 1922). A career British Indian Army soldier
Edward VIII abdication message read in ParliamentKing Edward VIII s, final and irrevocable decision to abdicate, his message being read in Parliament. " I, Edward the Eighth
Ambassador of Empire who has become King Edward VIIIHis Majesty King Edward VIII (1894 - 1972), who succeeded his Father, the late King George V, on 20 January 1936, the first bachelor King to ascend the British throne for 176 years
The Duchess of Windsor in the BahamasThe Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson) in the Bahamas in c. 1940. The Duke was stationed there as governor during the Second World War. Date: c. 1940
Duke of Windsor and Wallis SimpsonThe Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, pictured with Mrs. Wallis Simpson in May 1937 at the Chateau de Cande. Edward abdicated the throne in December 1936 in order to marry Wallis on 3rd
Wallis Simpson, Duchess of WindsorA colour illustration of Mrs Wallis Warfield (formerly Mrs Ernest Simpson) featured in The Sketch, prior to her marriage to the Duke of Windsor on the 3rd June 1937
First Spanish Republic (1873-1874). Amadeo I of Savoy with hFirst Spanish Republic (1873-1874). Amadeo I of Savoy (1871-1873) reaching Elba, Portugal, with Queen Maria Victoria and her children (12 February 1873) after his abdication. Colored engraving
Charles Albert (1798-1849). King of SardiniaCharles Albert (Turin 1798-Porto, Portugal, 1849). King of Sardinia (1831-1849). Established a constitutional monarchy (1848). He abdicated in favor of his son Victor Emmanuel II. Engraving
Edward VIII ProclamationEDWARD VIII His Proclamation as King of England, dated 21 January 1936. He abdicated on 10 December 1936. Date: 1894 - 1972
Wilhelmina / Dutch / T&c 09WILHELMINA, QUEEN OF HOLLAND (1880 - 1962), Reigned 1890-1948 - she abdicated in favour of her daughter Juliana, seen here as a baby Date: 1880 - 1962
Amadeo, King of SpainAMADEO, KING OF SPAIN Elected 1870, abdicated 1873 Date: 1845 - 1890
Ulrika Eleonora / SwedenULRIKA ELEONORA Queen of Sweden (1718-20); sister of Charles XII, whom she succeeded; she abdicated in favour of her husband, who became Frederick I Date: 1688 - 1741
Abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936King Edward VIII of Britain (1894 - 1972), who resigned from 20 January to 11 December 1936, when he abdicated. " King Edward VIII
Mrs Ernest A. SimpsonMrs Ernest A. (Wallis) Simpson. She had recently obtained a divorce, and her name was increasingly being connected with King Edward VIII
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in the Bahamas in c. 1940. The Duke was stationed there as governor during the Second World War. Date: c. 1940
Orso Particiaco IIORSO PARTICIACO II Doge of Venice, member of a patrician family who provided Venice with many of its doges. This one abdicated. Date: RULED 881 - 887
Front cover of ILN coronation number for Edward VIIIFront cover from the special number of the Illustrated London News, prepared in advance for the coronation of King Edward VIII
Pope Gregorius XII (Angelo Corrari) abdicated to end the conflict between papal claimants
An Imperial group taken immediately before the revolutionThe ex-emperor, Nicholas II, who abdicated in consequence of the Revolution, shown here with his son and daughters, and a party of Russian officers
Duke of Windsor and Mrs Simpson at Chateau de CandeA smiling Duke of Windsor poses for photographers with Mrs Wallis Simpson at the Chateau de Cande, near Tours, France in May 1937
A scene in Downing Street during the Abdication crisisA cyclist sympathetic to the dilemma of King Edward VIII in December 1936, talks to a policeman in Downing Street, London
The Sketch front cover: Mrs Ernest SimpsonFront cover of The Sketch magazine in March 1935, featuring a portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Mrs Ernest (Wallis) Simpson. The caption reads: Mrs Simpson is the beautiful wife of Mr
Wallis Simpson in 1927Mrs Ernest Simpson (Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson), pictured in 1927 when wife of Commander Earl Wingfield Spencer of the US Navy, shortly before her divorce
Edward, Prince of Wales with Albert, Duke of YorkEdward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor with his younger brother, Albert, Duke of York (1895-1951), later King George VI
Duke and Duchess of Windsor wedding souvenir postcardSouvenir postcard celebrating the wedding of the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII to Wallis Simpson on 3rd June 1937
Alva and MargaretThe duke of Alva, now governor of the Netherlands in the place of Margaret of Parma who has abdicated, escorts her out of the country
Prince of Wales at Nairobi stationThe Prince of Wales in his safari kit. The Prince returned early from an African trip, when he received news of King George Vs illness in 1928. Edward, born in 1894, was Georges eldest son
The King of GreecePhotograph of H. M. Constantine I, King of Greece. Brother-in-law to Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, he insisted on Greek neutrality during World War I
King Edward VIIIs letter of abdicationA photograph of the letter of abdication signed by King Edward VIII and his brothers. Edward VIII abdicated from the British throne in 1936 in order to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee
Edward VIII CoronationEDWARD VIII An artists impression of how Edwards coronation ceremony would have looked, had he not abdicated in December 1936
Edward VIII in CostumeEDWARD VIII In full regalia, as he would have appeared at his 1937 coronation, if he had not abdicated in December 1936
Pope Caelestinus VPOPE CAELESTINUS V (Pietro del Morrone) pope and saint - a hermit who recognised his unfitness to rule and abdicated, much to Dantes disapproval
Amadeo, King Spain / MolocAMADEO, KING OF SPAIN Elected 1870, abdicated 1873: a satirical view
Wilhelmina / Dutch / GraphicWILHELMINA, QUEEN OF HOLLAND Reigned 1890-1948 - she abdicated in favour of her daughter Juliana
Wilhelmina / DutchWILHELMINA, QUEEN OF HOLLAND Reigned 1890-1948 - she abdicated in favour of her daughter Juliana
DANILO IDANILO PETROVIC-NJEGOS King Danilo I, who abdicated in 1921 in favour of his nephew (KIng Michael I), only one week after succeeding his father, Nicholas I
