Sentence examples for and the abdication of from inspiring English sources
That overseas empire was dismantled following Germany's defeat in World War I and the abdication of Emperor William II.
His predominance was made possible by the death of the strong king Wihtred of Kent (725) and the abdication of Ine of Wessex (726).
The movie was directed by Madonna, and tells a love story involving Wallis Simpson and the abdication of King Edward VIII — and took some serious critical hits when it was shown on at the Venice Film Festival.
With luck, this cover will finally start a discussion about the dangers of unequivocal support for one person, and the abdication of principles in the face of fear of losing votes.
This may be seen as controversial, as the Pope traditionally serves until death and the abdication of Francis' predecessor Pope Benedict in 2013 after serving for just seven years made him part of a very small handful who have chosen to leave the post.
Scholars trace the roots of modern toleration to the wars of religion in early modern Europe and to 17th-century England, where religious issues were intimately connected with political disputes that led to the beheading of one king (Charles I) and the abdication of another (James II).
He does not like change (and regretted the abdication of his king, by the way).
At the outset of the March Revolution of 1917, it established the Provisional Committee of the Duma, which formed the first Provisional Government and accepted the abdication of Nicholas II.
"It is circumstances and certain political conditions -- the disappearance of all democratic institutions -- that create the environment for the strongman to emerge and for the abdication of the people".
Drawing on the sisters' diaries and letters, as well as their proximity to public events, "The Viceroy's Daughters" gives new accounts of the stoic, bullying Curzon's career; of the actively nasty, though apparently mesmerizing -- at least to the Curzon women -- Mosley; and of the abdication of the silly, selfish Edward VIII.
When Charles IV abdicated in favour of his son Ferdinand VII, Napoleon, seeing the opportunity to rid Europe of its last Bourbon rulers, summoned the Spanish royal family to Bayonne in April 1808 and obtained the abdication of both Charles and Ferdinand; they were interned in Talleyrand's château.
