Edward II Resigning His Crown Circa 1860
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Edward II Resigning His Crown Circa 1860
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Edward II. resigning his Crown', c1860, (c1860). On 20 January 1327, Henry of Lancaster and the bishops of Winchester and Lincoln informed Edward that if he were to resign as monarch, his son Prince Edward would succeed him, but if he failed to do so his son would be disinherited. Edward agreed to abdicate on 21st January Sir William Trussell representing the kingdom as a whole withdrew his homage and formally ended Edward's reign.From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London] Artist John Leech. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 29th, 2021
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