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Throne Collection (page 5)

Background imageThrone Collection: The Countess of Salisbury losing her garter

The Countess of Salisbury losing her garter dancing at a court ball, for King Edward II to pick up. The origin of the Order of the Garter, founded in 1348

Background imageThrone Collection: Throne of the Emperor of Japan in Edo Castle (Tokyo)

Throne of the Emperor of Japan in Edo Castle (Tokyo). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageThrone Collection: Chinese imperial throne and sceptre, Qing dynasty

Chinese imperial throne and sceptre, Qing dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Background imageThrone Collection: Elevation and plan of the exterior of

Elevation and plan of the exterior of the Chinese Imperial throne room. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageThrone Collection: Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong

Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong, and a literary mandarin of his court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageThrone Collection: Statue of Cybele, the earth mother goddess

Statue of Cybele, the earth mother goddess, seated on her lion throne with sceptre and mural crown. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageThrone Collection: Audience of the Dutch with Garcia II of Kongo, 1642

Audience of the Dutch with Garcia II of Kongo, 1642. The large red velvet throne was embroidered with Don Alvaro King of Kongo

Background imageThrone Collection: Coronation throne of the ancient Abyssinian kings

Coronation throne of the ancient Abyssinian kings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Background imageThrone Collection: Glamour

Glamour
Glamorous lady wearing crown seated on throne framed by circular motif and stars on fawn background. Artist: Alphonse Mucha Date: circa 1890

Background imageThrone Collection: Prince Philippe, Count of Paris

Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838-1894), claimant to the French throne. 1870

Background imageThrone Collection: Columbus sent on his Voyage by the King of Spain

Columbus sent on his Voyage by the King of Spain
King Ferdinand of Spain sits on a throne, and points towards land as Columbus three ships sail towards it. A group of indigenous people are standing on the shore

Background imageThrone Collection: Buddhist pulpit seat, Cambodia, South East Asia

Buddhist pulpit seat, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The priest sits cross-legged on it to deliver a sermon. Date: 1922

Background imageThrone Collection: Buddhist priest of Cambodia, South East Asia

Buddhist priest of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). Head priest of a pagoda, has just descended from an ornate seat. Date: 1922

Background imageThrone Collection: Accepting the challenge 1387

Accepting the challenge 1387
King Richard II overseeing an Appeal of Treason. This process was used three times during Richards reign, the first one being in November 1387, when the Duke of Gloucester

Background imageThrone Collection: King Edward VII, Lying-in-State 1910

King Edward VII, Lying-in-State 1910
Page of two photographs of King Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, top photograph, Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall, coffin guarded by Gentleman-at-Arms and Yeomen

Background imageThrone Collection: Death of Edward VII - soldiers guard coffin 1910

Death of Edward VII - soldiers guard coffin 1910
While the body of the late King lay in state in the Throne room of Buckingham Palace, the guard was kept by the Grenadiers. Date: 1910

Background imageThrone Collection: King of Cabal and a Nepalese

King of Cabal and a Nepalese man. 1832

Background imageThrone Collection: Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra -- Westminster Abbey interior with Coronation Chairs. Date: 1902

Background imageThrone Collection: Harold swears fealty to Duke William

Harold swears fealty to Duke William
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

Background imageThrone Collection: King Cnut commands the tide to retreat (unsuccessfully)

King Cnut commands the tide to retreat (unsuccessfully)
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

Background imageThrone Collection: Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) photographed upon a arrival to London in 1916

Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) photographed upon a arrival to London in 1916. The Prince was the second son of King Peter I whose elder brother Prince George renounced his claim to

Background imageThrone Collection: GEORGE VI CORONATION

GEORGE VI CORONATION
CORONATION in Westminster Abbey. The Coronation of King George VI in Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937. Scene shows the homage where Princes of the Blood Royal

Background imageThrone Collection: Anglo-Saxon with a forked beard wears a green mantle fastened with a long brooch

Anglo-Saxon with a forked beard wears a green mantle fastened with a long brooch, a roc or super-tunic with a gold border over a short tunic with side vents & an ornate border. Date: 8th century

Background imageThrone Collection: Anglo-Saxon king in a habit of state wears a long tunic & a roc or super-tunic

Anglo-Saxon king in a habit of state wears a long tunic & a roc or super-tunic. Note the forked beard. Date: 8th century

Background imageThrone Collection: Anglo-Saxon king in his State Habit wears a blue tunic with embroidered hem

Anglo-Saxon king in his State Habit wears a blue tunic with embroidered hem, a mantle secured with a brooch, red hose with gold criss-cross leg bandages & a square crown. Date: 9th century

Background imageThrone Collection: An unidentified Anglo-Norman Queen (1066 - 1100), seems happy to be sitting on the throne

An unidentified Anglo-Norman Queen (1066 - 1100), seems happy to be sitting on the throne of England

Background imageThrone Collection: HENRY II (1133 - 1189) King of England (1154-89) with Henry I alongside

HENRY II (1133 - 1189) King of England (1154-89) with Henry I alongside

Background imageThrone Collection: Pharaoh Merneptah

Pharaoh Merneptah

Background imageThrone Collection: Death of Edward VII - Lying-in-state 1910

Death of Edward VII - Lying-in-state 1910
Edward VII lying-in-state in the Throne room, Buckingham Palace. Keeping watch over the coffin were four Grenadiers, coffin covered with the pall used at the funeral of Queen Victoria

Background imageThrone Collection: Carlton House - Cruikshank

Carlton House - Cruikshank
Carlton House: Kate, Sue, Tom, Jerry and Logic viewing the Throne Room Date: 1821

Background imageThrone Collection: NAPOLEONS THRONE

NAPOLEONS THRONE
Napoleons imperial throne Date: 1805

Background imageThrone Collection: FLANDERS SEEKD HELP / 1382

FLANDERS SEEKD HELP / 1382
Earl of Flanders soliciting the aid of Charles VI of France, to defeat the Flemings Date: 1382

Background imageThrone Collection: LEOPOLD OF SAXE-COBURG

LEOPOLD OF SAXE-COBURG husband (1816) of Princess Charlotte of Wales, heir to the British throne, who died tragically in childbirth 1817 Date: 1790 - ?

Background imageThrone Collection: QUEEN VICTORIA / 1896 CTN

QUEEN VICTORIA / 1896 CTN
QUEEN VICTORIA Cartoon showing Edward (POW) and Queen Victoria (he asks if she would like to have a rest from sitting on the throne). Date: 1819 - 1901

Background imageThrone Collection: Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, public penance London

Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, public penance London
Eleanor Cobham(c.1400-1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441

Background imageThrone Collection: Napoleon and a fortune-teller

Napoleon and a fortune-teller
Napoleon, in Egypt, consults a fortune-teller who tells him she sees a great throne alongside a great tomb... Date: circa 1798

Background imageThrone Collection: Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope)

Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope). Date: 20th century

Background imageThrone Collection: Coronation Chair, Westminster Abbey

Coronation Chair, Westminster Abbey
The Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey. Date: c1825

Background imageThrone Collection: King Edgar I the peaceable on a throne

King Edgar I the peaceable on a throne
King Edgar I the Peaceful or Peaceable crowned, seated on his throne and holding a palm, reigned 959 - 975

Background imageThrone Collection: Procession of Buddhas Throne at Hanoi, Vietnam

Procession of Buddhas Throne at Hanoi, Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageThrone Collection: Panel from the back of a throne of Tutankhamun

Panel from the back of a throne of Tutankhamun
Panel from the back of the golden throne of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Background imageThrone Collection: Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa - Abyssinia

Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa - Abyssinia
Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa, also Makonnen Wolde Mikael, Honorary KCMG (1852 1906) - a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen

Background imageThrone Collection: Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. The Throne Room of Nebuch

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. The Throne Room of Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed facade. Dated in 580 B.C. Its 56 meters facade was decorated with colored glazed bricks as shows the composition

Background imageThrone Collection: The Lewis Chessmen. Detail

The Lewis Chessmen. Detail
The Lewis Chessmen. Carved in walrus ivory. 1150-1175. Located in Uig. Island of Lewis. Scotland. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageThrone Collection: Ceremony of investiture of a Knight

Ceremony of investiture of a Knight. Miniature of the 15th century of Tristan and Iseult Poem. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Background imageThrone Collection: Pharaoh Horemheb and god Amun. Egypt

Pharaoh Horemheb and god Amun. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Horemheb. Last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Ruled from 1323 to 1295 BC. Horemheb and god Amun. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Background imageThrone Collection: Darius I on his throne. Persian Art

Darius I on his throne. Persian Art
DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Representation of the king on his throne. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Relief on rock. IRAN. Tehran

Background imageThrone Collection: Illuminated letter C with Queen Elizabeth I

Illuminated letter C with Queen Elizabeth I sitting in state attended probably by three members of her privy council. The letter, a 19th century reproduction



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