Abdication Collection (page 7)

END OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Odoacer, King of the Heruli, compels the boy Emperor Romulus Augustulus to yield the crown of the Western Roman Empire to him in Rome in 476 A.D. Wood engraving, 19th century

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

PANC2A-00089
Odoacer compels the abdication of Romulus, the last Roman emperor of the West, 476 AD. Hand-colored woodcut

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

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

Napoleons Villa, Elba
The Villa San Martino, Elba, where Napoleon resided after his abdication, before escaping to embark on his Hundred Days escapade

Queen of Scots Abdicates
Mary Queen of Scots is compelled to sign her abdication in Loch Leven Castle

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (from 1519) and, as Carlos I of Spain, ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his abdication in 1556. Seen here as a young man

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In the tumultuous Year of the Three British Kings, 1936, a series of abdications shook the foundations of power. King George VI, resplendent in his Coronation Robes by Albert Collings, ascended to the throne amidst a whirlwind of change. The echoes of history reverberated as Blucher and Napoleon once again danced their fateful tango. The news spread like wildfire through the pages of Izvestia: Tsar Nicholas II's abdication was announced, marking an end to centuries-old dynastic rule. Meanwhile, Edward VIII stood proudly in his Coronation robes, ready to assume his destiny as His Majesty Edward VIII. But history is no stranger to forced abdications; just ask Mary Queen of Scots who was compelled to sign her fate away within Lochleven Castle's walls in 1567. Thomas Brown immortalized this pivotal moment with brush strokes that captured both resignation and defiance. Across time and space, Paul Delaroche depicted Napoleon at Fontainebleau during his first abdication in 1814. The weighty decision etched on his face spoke volumes about the price paid for ambition. As illustrated on the cover of Illustrated London News, George VI's accession brought hope and stability amid uncertainty. Yet even this paled against Napoleon's rollercoaster ride from Bellerophon to Elba - a cycle that saw him rise and fall repeatedly before ultimately succumbing to defeat. Abdication is not merely an act but a testament to human frailty or resilience depending on one's perspective. It reminds us that power can be fleeting and unpredictable; it demands sacrifice while leaving indelible marks upon those who dare wield it.