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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
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
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
Elevation and plan of the exterior of the Chinese Imperial throne room. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong, and a literary mandarin of his court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
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
Audience of the Dutch with Garcia II of Kongo, 1642. The large red velvet throne was embroidered with Don Alvaro King of Kongo
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
GlamourGlamorous lady wearing crown seated on throne framed by circular motif and stars on fawn background. Artist: Alphonse Mucha Date: circa 1890
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838-1894), claimant to the French throne. 1870
Columbus sent on his Voyage by the King of SpainKing 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
Buddhist pulpit seat, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The priest sits cross-legged on it to deliver a sermon. Date: 1922
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
Accepting the challenge 1387King 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
King Edward VII, Lying-in-State 1910Page 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
Death of Edward VII - soldiers guard coffin 1910While 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
King of Cabal and a Nepalese man. 1832
Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra -- Westminster Abbey interior with Coronation Chairs. Date: 1902
Harold swears fealty to Duke WilliamAllegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources
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
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
GEORGE VI CORONATIONCORONATION 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
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
Anglo-Saxon king in a habit of state wears a long tunic & a roc or super-tunic. Note the forked beard. Date: 8th century
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
An unidentified Anglo-Norman Queen (1066 - 1100), seems happy to be sitting on the throne of England
HENRY II (1133 - 1189) King of England (1154-89) with Henry I alongside
Pharaoh Merneptah
Death of Edward VII - Lying-in-state 1910Edward 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
Carlton House - CruikshankCarlton House: Kate, Sue, Tom, Jerry and Logic viewing the Throne Room Date: 1821
NAPOLEONS THRONENapoleons imperial throne Date: 1805
FLANDERS SEEKD HELP / 1382Earl of Flanders soliciting the aid of Charles VI of France, to defeat the Flemings Date: 1382
LEOPOLD OF SAXE-COBURG husband (1816) of Princess Charlotte of Wales, heir to the British throne, who died tragically in childbirth 1817 Date: 1790 - ?
QUEEN VICTORIA / 1896 CTNQUEEN 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
Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, public penance LondonEleanor 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
Napoleon and a fortune-tellerNapoleon, in Egypt, consults a fortune-teller who tells him she sees a great throne alongside a great tomb... Date: circa 1798
Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope). Date: 20th century
Coronation Chair, Westminster AbbeyThe Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey. Date: c1825
King Edgar I the peaceable on a throneKing Edgar I the Peaceful or Peaceable crowned, seated on his throne and holding a palm, reigned 959 - 975
Procession of Buddhas Throne at Hanoi, Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s
Panel from the back of a throne of TutankhamunPanel 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
Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa - AbyssiniaRas 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
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
The Lewis Chessmen. DetailThe Lewis Chessmen. Carved in walrus ivory. 1150-1175. Located in Uig. Island of Lewis. Scotland. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Ceremony of investiture of a Knight. Miniature of the 15th century of Tristan and Iseult Poem. Chateau de Chantilly. France
Pharaoh Horemheb and god Amun. EgyptEgyptian Art. Horemheb. Last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Ruled from 1323 to 1295 BC. Horemheb and god Amun. Luxor Museum. Egypt
Darius I on his throne. Persian ArtDARIUS 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
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