Throne Collection (page 14)

Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number 1960
Page from the ILN special royal wedding number commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones on 6 May 1960

Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy
William of Normandy is left with the impression that Harold Godwinson has sworn an oath of fealty in relation to the succession to the English throne. Date: 1064

Saint Peter - Bronze Statue - St Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy by Arnolfo di Cambio (c. 1240c. 1310), an Italian architect and sculptor. Date: circa 1910s

Throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon
The delightful and oppulent throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon Date: circa 1920s

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

Front cover of ILN coronation number for Edward VIII
Front cover from the special number of the Illustrated London News, prepared in advance for the coronation of King Edward VIII

Sphere front cover: Queen on Remembrance Sunday 1952
Front cover of The Sphere showing Queen Elizabeth II laying a wreath of poppies at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Rembrance Sunday 1952, shortly after her accession to the throne. Date: 01/11/1952

Albert I Takes Oath
ALBERT I takes the oath of office on coming to the throne 23 December 1909. Date: 1875 - 1934

ILN Front cover: Princess Elizabeth aged 2 years
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring a photograph of Princess Elizabeth of York (the future Queen Elizabeth II) in a party dress

Funeral cortege, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The funeral cortege of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, with a guard of honour lining the route. Date: July 1914

Russian battleship Tsarevich at Toulon, France
The Russian battleship HIRM Tsarevich (or Tsesarevich), named after the heir to the Russian throne. Built in France, launched 1900, commissioned 1901, seen here at Toulon

Prince Carol of Romania in uniform
Prince Carol of Romania (1893-1953), heir to the Romanian throne, seen here in uniform with others at the Headquarters of the 8th Division in Bacau, during the First World War

Standard Motor Company advert featuring Coronation Chair, 19
An advertisement, or rather, loyal tribute on the occasion of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by the Standard Motor Company featuring a colour photograph of the Coronation Chair

Coffins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The coffins of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. July 1914

Classical scene with Hera and Eros
Classical scene with Hera (Juno) and Eros (Cupid), and a third figure in the centre (possibly Psyche). An illustration to one of the works of Jean Baptiste Grecourt. Date: early 19th century

Prince of the Carnival - Cologne, Germany
Prince of the Carnival - The Rhine Wine Feast held in Cologne, Germany - February 1939. Date: 1939

Johns submission to King Richard
King Richard forgives his younger brother John, who had rebelled while Richard was away on the Third Crusade. John was named as heir to the throne and succeeded his brother in 1199 Date: 1194

The Five Pagoda Temple, Beijing, China
The Five Pagoda Temple, formally known as the " Temple of the Great Righteous Awakening" or " Zhenjue Temple" - a Buddhist temple from the era of the Ming Dynasty located in

Queen Elizabeth II North America visit - Ottawa Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her side, opens Canadian parliament in Ottawa. She is reading the speech from the throne, and is watched in the foreground by federal judges

Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation - Westminster Abbey
Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June, 1953. Date: 1953

The Royal Thrones, House of Lords, London. These are used for state openings of parliament. Date: circa 1910s

The White Ship tragedy
William Adelin dies following the sinking of the White Ship in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. As the only legitimate son of Henry I and heir to the throne of England

Prince Henry seizes the Royal Treasury
Following the death of his elder brother William II in a hunting accident, Prince Henry seizes the Royal Treasury at Winchester while his oldest brother Duke Robert is away on the First Crusade

Positions of dignitaries, Coronation 1953
Illustration to show the positions of participants at the moment of crowning during Queen Elizabeth IIs forthcoming coronation, 1953

Coronation 1953 - Crowning of Queen Elizabeth II
The culminating moment of the coronation ceremony, as Queen Elizabeth II is crowned queen in Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Date: 1953

Music by King Charles I
Music and lyrics by King Charles I entitled Mark How The Blushful Morn accompanied by a stylised illustration depicting the King playing the cello while seated on the throne

King with Regalia
The king on his throne, holding the orb and sceptre, surrounded by his courtiers. Date: 15th century

Consoling Madonna by Bouguereau
The Consoling Madonna (Vierge Consolatrice) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) -- the Virgin Mary, seated on a throne, comforts a distressed woman. Date: circa 1870s

Philippa of Hainault
PHILIPPA OF HAINAULT Wife of Edward III, King of England, daughter of William, Count of Holland Date: 1314? - 1369

John Brown / Tomahawk
JOHN BROWN Queen Victorias personal attendant, in a " Brown Study" Date: -

British Ballad, Lord Soulis
LORD SOULIS. British Ballad which tells the story of William de Soulis (died c. 1320), Lord of Liddesdale and Butler of Scotland

The Belgian-Swedish royal wedding
The civil marriage of the Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, and Princess Astrid, daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden, and niece of the King of Sweden

The May Queen with attendants, Mid Wales
A group of children dressed as nymphs or fairies, and four attendants with feathered headdresses, with a young woman, probably the May Queen, enthroned at the centre

The Throne of George IV by T. Dowse
The throne of King George IV by T. Dowse, inventor of the burnished raised gold and silver in imitation of the ancient missal" presented in a gilt frame

Greek Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Christian Church

Uganda - Rukidi III
Uganda - Tribal King Rukidi III (ruled 1929 - 1965) - seated in his opulent throne, surrounded by leopard and cheetah skins and wearing a hat with an Osprey feather

The opening of the Russian Assembly (Duma). Tsar Nicolas II reads his speech from the throne room in St. Georges hall, the Winter Palace

The Empress of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna, wearing a beautiful, traditional costume decorated with stones

Throne of England, St Jamess Palace, London
The throne of England in the Throne Room at St Jamess Palace, Central London. St. Jamess Throne Room is used for official occasions

Dolmabahce Palace - view from the Bosphorus
Dolmabahce Palace - Late Imperial Palace on the Bosphorus. Commisioned by Abdul Mecit (1839-61) - architect Nikogos Balyn who in collaboration with his Father completed construction in 1853

The Dolmabahce Palace, Constantinople. Commisioned by Abdul Mecit (1839-61) - architect Nikogos Balyn who in collaboration with his Father completed construction in 1853

Sultan of Zanzibar
Sultan / Khalifa Ibn Kharbu (Full name: Sayyid Sir Khalia II bin Harub Al-Said). Ruled Zanzibar between 1911 and 1960. Built the harbour and the stone town and tar roads on Pemba Island

King Feisal crowned King of Mesopotamia
King Feisal (Faisal) acceeds to the throne of Mesopotamia (Iraq) at the Great Court of Serai in Baghdad, seen here with Sir Percy Cox, Sir Aylmer Haldane and Sayid Mahmud

Royal Couple - Thailand
A Royal Couple from Siam (Thailand)

Duke of Windsor and Mrs Simpson at Chateau de Cande
A smiling Duke of Windsor poses for photographers with Mrs Wallis Simpson at the Chateau de Cande, near Tours, France in May 1937

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

Wallis Simpson in 1927
Mrs Ernest Simpson (Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson), pictured in 1927 when wife of Commander Earl Wingfield Spencer of the US Navy, shortly before her divorce

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