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the employee is sending a resignation envelope to the manager - abdication stock illustrations

The employee is sending a resignation envelope to the manager

People surround a newspaper stand in Parliament Square, London, to read the news of King Edward VIII's abdication.

News of King Edward VIII's Abdication

Edward VIII giving his abdication broadcast to the nation and the Empire, 11th December 1936. Edward abdicated in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an...

Edward Viii Giving His Abdication Broadcast To The Nation And The Empire, 11Th December 1936

Front page of the London Star, 10th December 1936, with stories of King Edward's abdication and York's accession to the throne.

Newspaper with Headlines on King Edward's Abdication

Edward VIII , King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on...

Edward VIII broadcasts after his abdication on 11 December 1936.

a box full of personal items with a notice of termination of employment. - abdication stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

A box full of personal items with a notice of termination of employment.

Latest newspaper editions on sale, with up to date news of Edward VIII's abdication.

Abdication Crisis

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Sad dismissed worker taking his office supplies with him

Richard II surrendering the crown, 1399. Richard II became King of England in 1377. In 1399, while he was away in Ireland, his cousin, Henry...

Richard II surrendering the crown, 1399.

News breaks amongst the British media of King Edward's affair with Mrs Wallis Simpson and his intention to abdicate the British Throne.

Royal News Shock

Reign Ended', 1936 . From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]. Artist Unknown.

Edward VIII leaving Windsor Castle, after his abdication speech, 11 December, 1936. King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, , on his way to...

Edward VIII Leaving Windsor Castle After His Abdication Speech 11 December 1936

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Unemployed man packing his belongings

King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, Portrait while on Mediterranean Holiday from the Documentary Film, "A King's Story", Columbia Pictures, 1965.

King Edward Viii Wallis Simpson Royalty

Car carrying Prince Edward leaves Windsor Castle in Berkshire, after Edward broadcast his abdication speech to the nation, 11th December 1936.

Edward VIII Abdicates

The Daily Express newspaper headline carrying the story of the abdication of King Edward VIII, and the coming coronation of his brother George in his...

Edward Out George In

unemployed woman packing her belongings - abdication stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Unemployed woman packing her belongings

The front page of the 'Daily Express' with a leading article relating to King Edward VIII's abdication.

Edward VIII headline

Mrs Simpson offers to 'withdraw', 8 December 1936. Article on the front page of the 'Daily Express' about American socialite Wallis Simpson . Mrs...

Mrs Simpson offers to 'withdraw', 8 December 1936.

Demonstrators protest against the abdication of King Edward VIII, threatened on account of hostility towards his proposed marriage to US socialite...

Abdication Protest

Instrument of Abdication signed in 1936 by King Edward VIII and his three brothers, Prince Albert future George VI, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester...

Instrument of Abdication

The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots. Private Collection.

The Abdication Of Mary, Queen Of Scots

King Edward VIII Abdication Crisis December 1936. A woman holding a banner outside the Houses of Parliament. Banner reads: Hands Off Our King....

King Edward VIII Abdication Crisis December 1936. A woman holding a banner outside the Houses of Parliament. Banner read

The Instrument of Abdication of King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, 10th December 1936. It is signed by himself and his three brothers,...

Instrument Of Abdication

Front page story from The Daily Express of December 8th, 1936 issuing a statement from Mrs. Simpson offering to " withdraw from a situation that has...

Front page story from The Daily Express of December 8th, 1936 issuing a statement from Mrs Simpson offering to " withdraw from a situation that has been rendered both unhappy and untenable", this referred to her affair with King Edward VIII of England

King Edward VIII in his naval uniform before his abdication from the throne. He succeeded to the throne in January 1936 and abdicated in December...

King Edward VIII

Spanish King Juan Carlos and Spain's Crown Prince Felipe smile during a military ceremony marking the bicentenial of the Royal and Military Order of...

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King Edward VIII with his brother , during the 1936 Abdication Crisis. This constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King-Emperor...

King Edward VIII with his brother (later King George VI), during the 1936 Abdication Crisis

King Edward VIII of Great Britain 1936.

Copy of the document that confirms the abdication of King Edward VIII King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor...

Copy of the document that confirms the abdication of King Edward VIII.

The Prince of Wales in 1935. Edward VIII, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Duke of Windsor, 1894 to 1972. King of the...

The Prince of Wales in 1935

The Act of Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, 2 March 1917, 1917. Found in the collection of State Archive of the Russian Federation .

The Act Of Abdication Of Tsar Nicholas Ii

Wilhelm II - German Emperor, King of Prussia *27.01.1859 - + German Emperor 1888-1918 View on the Huis Doorn, the exile domicile of Wilhelm II. After...

Wilhelm II in the exile

Scottish History, Illustration, pic: 1567, This illustration shows Mary Queen of Scots compelled to sign her abdication in Lochleven Castle, She was...

Scottish History, Illustration, pic: 1567, This illustration shows Mary Queen of Scots compelled to sign her abdication in Lochleven Castle, She was a devout Catholic her continued opposition to Queen Elizabeth I led to her execution in 1587

Circa 1936, The Prince of Wales , is pictured on holiday with Mrs, Wallis Simpson, A constitutional crisis ensued when after succeeding his father...

British Royalty. pic: circa 1936. The Prince of Wales (Edward VIII), is pictured on holiday with Mrs. Wallis Simpson. A constitutional crisis ensued when after succeeding his father George V he made known his wish to marry the twice divorced Mrs. Simpson

Circa 1936, King Edward VII and Mrs, Wallis Simpson,

British Royalty. pic: circa 1936. King Edward VII and Mrs. Wallis Simpson, (later The Duke and Duchess of Windsor).

June 1919, HRH,Edward, Prince of Wales pictured leaving a coal mine in South Wales after being shown underground, The Prince of Wales was to become...

British Royalty. pic: June 1919. HRH.Edward, Prince of Wales pictured leaving a coal mine in South Wales after being shown underground. The Prince of Wales (1894-1972) was to become King Edward VIII for a short while in 1936 but abdicated due to his roman

King Juan Carlos received in audience Mr. Thomas J. Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 6 hours after his announcement of abdication.

Spain - King Juan Carlos on Audience after Abdication

King of England from 1307 Edward was forced to abdicate in 1326. Artist's impression of Edward being dragged through Berkeley Castle where he is...

EDWARD II (1284-1327) King of England from 1307 Edward was forced to abdicate in 1326. Artist's impression of Edward being dragged through Berkeley Castle where he is supposed to have been murdered with a red hot poker

Portrait of the Duke and Duchess of York, who would become, after his brother Edward VIII's abdication in 1936, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

The Duke and Duchess of York

King Edward VIII of England leaves Windsor Castle after making his abdication speech in 1936.

King Edward VIII of England After his Abdication

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in Britain as guests of the Queen for the first time after his abdication. Edward, the former King of England,...

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor

Photographic portrait of King Edward VIII King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, until his...

King Edward VIII.

Copy of the document that confirms the abdication of King Edward VIII King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor...

Copy of the document that confirms the abdication of King Edward VIII.

King Edward VIII Abdication Crisis December 1936. People queue up to buy gramophone records of the abdication speech of the King.

King Edward VIII Abdication Crisis December 1936. People queue up to buy gramophone records of the abdication speech of

Former German Kaiser, Wilhelm Hohenzollern, walks in the garden of a small estate in Holland that he was allowed to live on after his abdication. He...

Former German Kaiser, Wilhelm Hohenzollern

Homme a bicyclette avec une pancarte sur le dos contre l'abdication du roi Edward VIII, le 5 decembre 1936, a Londres, Royaume-Uni.

Abdication Du Roi Edward VIII

Act of abdication of king Louis-Philippe February 24, 1848.

Act of abdication of king Louis-Philippe February 24, 1848

The headline from the New York Times proclaiming the abdication of the Kaiser and Crown Prince of Germany at the end of World War I.

New York Times Headline Announcing Abdication of Kaiser

'Richard II Abdicates' . King Richard II abdicated the throne on September 29th, 1399. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by...

'Richard II Abdicates', 1399, (c1850).

The Duke of Windsor , hides his face leaving Windsor Castle in Berkshire, after making his abdication speech to the nation.

Abdication crisis newspaper headlines December 1936. In early December 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King-Emperor...

Abdication crisis newspaper headlines december 1936

Press reporters outside Fort Belvedere the home of King Edward VIII of Great Britain, on the night before his abdication in 1936.

Press reporters outside Fort Belvedere the home of King Edward VIII

Armistice Day, November 1936: one of the last photographs of Edward and his mother, Queen Mary, before the Abdication. On the left are Edward’s...

One of the last photographs of Edward and his mother, Queen Mary

Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Lang, leaves Downing Street after talks with the Government during the Abdication crisis. In early December 1936, a...

Cosmo Lang, leaves Downing Street after talks with the Government during the Abdication

Wallis Simpson, Previously Wallis Spencer, Later The Duchess Of Windsor, 1896 American Socialite Whose Third Husband, Prince Edward, Duke Of Windsor,...

Former King Albert II of Belgium seen during the Abdication Of King Albert II Of Belgium, & Inauguration Of King Philippe on July 21, 2013 in...

Abdication Of King Albert II Of Belgium, & Inauguration Of King Philippe

Howard Baker, on the left, and Chairman Sam Ervin, on the right, are asking questions during the Watergate Hearings against President Richard Nixon...

Watergate Hearings

The telegram in which King Edward VIII announced his father's death to the Lord Mayor of London, showing the signature 'Edward' instead of 'Edward...

The telegram in which King Edward VIII announced his father's death to the Lord Mayor of London

Souvenir postcard of 1936, titled "The Year of the Three Kings" featuring potraits of HM King George V, HM King George VI and HM King Edward VIII.

The Year Of The Three Kings - Vintage Postcard

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