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Succeeding Collection

Background imageSucceeding Collection: Slightly Tipsy Rakish Cad attempting to play billiards

Slightly Tipsy Rakish Cad attempting to play billiards, but likely to only succeeding in spoiling the baize. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSucceeding Collection: CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DO CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DO

CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DO CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DO
Young Charles VIII releases from prison Louis dOrleans, one of the rebels opposing the crown. The reconciliation leads to Louis succeeding Charles as Louis XII Date: 1491

Background imageSucceeding Collection: Ambassador of Empire who has become King Edward VIII

Ambassador of Empire who has become King Edward VIII
His 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

Background imageSucceeding Collection: Vision of Pius XII

Vision of Pius XII
Pope Pius XII experiences a solar vision in the garden of the Vatican, Rome (Italy); it is repeated on the two succeeding days Date: 30 October 1950

Background imageSucceeding Collection: Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg

Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg (1854-1921), photographed in 1912 on succeeding Sir Francis Bridgeman as First Sea Lord of the Admiralty

Background imageSucceeding Collection: Louis XII & Ministers

Louis XII & Ministers
Succeeding his father Charles VIII, Louis XII shows what a considerate fellow he is by forgiving his fathers ministers their sins and shortcomings

Background imageSucceeding Collection: CHRYSIPPUS

CHRYSIPPUS - Greek philosopher at Athens, leading exponent of Stoicism, succeeding Cleanthes as head of the Stoa, promoting the views of Zeno while enlarging them

Background imageSucceeding Collection: DANILO I

DANILO I
DANILO 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

Background imageSucceeding Collection: Numa Pompilius becomes ruler of Ancient Rome

Numa Pompilius becomes ruler of Ancient Rome
Numa Pompilius succeeds Romulus as ruler of Rome, and inaugurates the legendary Golden Age of Ancient Rome


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