Abdication Collection (page 2)

Emperor Carl V abdicates
The emperor Carl V abdicates Date: 1556

Prince of Wales during a march 1913
Prince of Wales later Edward VIII (1894 1972), during a march, while he is attending national service. Date: 1913

Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson in France
Wallis Simpson and Edward formerly King Edward VIII, married on 3 June 1937 at the Chⴥ au de Cand鬠 France. Edward abdicated the throne in order to marry her. 3 June 1937

Prince of Wales 1920
Front cover of The Graphic, showing Prince of Wales ((later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor) (1894 - 1972). Photograph taken at a special sitting granted to Mr Palmer, of the Otago Witness

Mary, Queen of Scots, forced to abdicate
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son James, while imprisoned at Loch Leven Castle. Date: 24 July 1567

Proclamation of King George VIs accession
Scene at the Royal Exchange, London, on Saturday 12th December 1936, as the Garter Principal King-at-Arms proclaims King George VIs accession to the throne following the abdication of his elder

Mrs Ernest A. Simpson
Mrs 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

Hasburgs Empire. Abdication of Charles V in Brussels (1555-1556). He gave the imperial throne to his brother Ferdinand I and the crown of Aragon, Burgundy and Castilla to his son Philip II. Engraving

Spain (1873). Abdication of Amadeo I. The king
" Spain (1873). Abdication of Amadeo I. The king Amadeo and the queen Maric Victoria leaving the Royal Palace. Published in " L Illustration. Journal Universel". Etching."

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1759). Abdication of Charles VII (future Charles III of Spain) in favour of his son Fernando. Work attributed to Antonio Joli. Oil on canvas

Napoleon after his Abdication. Hippolyte Delaroche (1797-1856). Oil on canvas. Date: 1814

Carlos IV abdication
Celebrations at the Aranjuez Palace, following the abdication of the King of Spain, Charles IV in favour of his son Ferdinand VII. Coloured engraving by D. Manuel Alegre from picture by D

GALLAIT, Louis (1810-1887). The Abdication of Charles V. Saln del trono del Palacio Real de Bruselas (1556). Abdicacin

Crowds listening to a broadcast of the abdication speech
Crowds listening to radios installed by His Masters Voice outside their offices in Clerkenwell in December 1936 for King Edward VIIIs abdication speech. Date: 01/12/1936

Portrait of George VI by Albert Collings with invoice
Portrait of King George VI by the portrait painter, Albert Collings taken from the editorial, marked up copy of the Illustrated London News Special Coronation Number for the 1937 Coronation of King

The Duke of Kent visits Duke of Windsor in Vienna
Prince George, Duke of Kent visiting his brother, the Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII), in Vienna, Austria in February 1937

Abdication crisis: front cover of the Saturday Review
Front cover of the Saturday Review from December 1936, referring to the abdication of King Edward VIII. Edward chose to give up the throne to marry the twice-divorced Wallis Simpson

Abdcation crisis: sloganed car
Sloganed car in support of King Edward VIII during the Abdication crisis of December 1936. The kings desire to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson split the government

Kazimierz Pulaski
KAZIMIERZ PULASKI PONIATOWSKI - sometime lover of Catherine the Great, but her devious foreign policy led to his abdication and the destruction of his country. Date: 1748 - 1779

Stanislaw Poniatowski
STANISLAW II AUGUST PONIATOWSKI - sometime lover of Catherine the Great, but her devious foreign policy led to his abdication and the destruction of his country. Date: 1732 - 1798

Abdication Demanded 2
Angered by Louis attempt to quit the country, the people of Paris at a meeting on the Champ de Mars demand that he abdicate. Lafayette quells the riot with a fusillade. Date: 17 July 1791

Diocletians Palace
The peristyle of Diocletians Palace, at Split (Spalatum) Croatia (former Yugoslavia). Roman Emperor Diocletian had this massive palace built after his abdication 305 A.D. Date: 1930s

Kaiser Wilhelm II crossing Dutch frontier, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, crossing the Dutch frontier from Germany on the day his abdication was announced, two days before the end of the First World War. Date: 9 November 1918

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor on their wedding day
Wedding day of the Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) to Mrs Wallis Simpson on the 3rd June 1937 at the Chateau de Cande, near Tours in France

Abdication of Napoleon
A facsimile of the abdication note of Napoleon Bonaparte

Afghanistan - Prince Inayutullah Khan of Kabul
Inayatullah Khan Seraj (1888 - 1946) (pictures here as Prince) became King of the Emirate of Afghanistan on 14th January 1929, but only reigned for 3 days until 17th January 1929

A scene in Downing Street during the Abdication crisis
A cyclist sympathetic to the dilemma of King Edward VIII in December 1936, talks to a policeman in Downing Street, London

Abdication crisis: front cover of the Daily Mirror
Front cover from the Daily Mirror, 11th December 1936 depicting the new king, George VI arriving at his home at 145, Piccadilly, London

Abdication front cover headlines
Front cover headlines from the Daily Mirror announcing that King Edward VIII had chosen to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson in December 1936

News of the Abdication
Newspaper bills proclaiming the abdication crisis of the Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales, serving with Sir John Frenchs staff as
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The Kings sailor son
A portrait of Prince Albert (1895-1952), second son of King George V and father of Queen Elizabeth II, taken during his service in the Royal Navy in the First World War

Volunteers at Tuileries
Departure of the volunteers who have been occupying the palais des Tuileries since the abdication of Louis-Philippe

Girondins in Palaisroyal
Celebrating the abdication of Louis Philippe, the Girondins stage a concert in the Palais Royal, Paris : but their jubilation is somewhat premature

Alexander Deposed 4
Prince Alexander and his brother Franz Joseph are abducted from the palace at Sofia to the Danube, where he is forced at gun-point to sign his abdication

King Edward VIIIs letter of abdication
A 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 & Wallis Simpson
EDWARD VIII and Mrs Wallis Simpson during the Kings summer holiday to Rab in Yugoslavia in September 1936. The King was to abdicate in December of that year

Abdication Demanded
Angered by Louis attempt to quit the country, the people of Paris at a meeting on the Champ de Mars demand that he abdicate. Lafayette quells the riot with a fusillade

1909 / Russian Tyrant
Socialism expels the Russian tyrant - a somewhat premature cartoon : the Tsar has still eight years to go before his abdication

Edward VIII Coronation
EDWARD VIII An artists impression of how Edwards coronation ceremony would have looked, had he not abdicated in December 1936

Edward VIII in Costume
EDWARD VIII In full regalia, as he would have appeared at his 1937 coronation, if he had not abdicated in December 1936

Edward VIII and Edwards
EDWARD VIII Is pictured centrally as he would have appeared at his coronation, surrounded by the previous King Edwards

Abdication of Edward II
King Edward II is forced to abdicate and surrenders the crown to his son who will become Edward III

Edward Viii / Abdication
EDWARD VIII ABDICATION Front cover of the published transcript of his abdication speech

French Passport 1871
The handwritten modification of this passport, changing Empire to Republique, reflects the changes in France after the war with Prussia and abdication of Napoleon III

Napoleon II Baptised
Baptism of Napoleons son, k.a. le Roi de Rome, in the chapel of the Tuileries, He will never actually reign, and after his fathers abdication will live in exile in Austria

Angouleme at Bordeaux
Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, duc d Angouleme, enters Bordeaux after the abdication of Napoleon. He solicits the protection of Wellington

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