Sentence examples for seized the crown from inspiring English sources

Farage seized the crown from Harry Styles, the One Direction star, who took the "honour" for the past two years.

There is a nearly two-century-old disagreement about the rights of succession between officially recognized Bourbon descendants -- Mr. de Bourbon not being among them -- and the Orleans, who seized the crown in a restoration.

A son of William the Conqueror, Henry seized the crown in August 1100 with a series of well organised political manoeuvres in the days after brother William II was killed in an apparent hunting accident.

"Wonder Woman" has now seized the crown as 2017′s highest-grossing summer blockbuster, a title previously held by "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.″.

According to legend, Napoleon seized the crown out of the hands of the pope at the last minute and crowned himself to avoid being subject to papal authority.

Having seized the crown from King Taksin of Thonburi, King Rama I was intent on building a capital city for his new Chakri Dynasty.

Matilda encouraged Henry's son Conrad to rebel against his father in 1093 and seize the crown of Italy.

Victory over David Haye in Manchester on Saturday would see Ruiz join the likes of Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield in seizing the crown for a third time.

The changes to Labour leadership rules has weakened the power of the union vote, making it easier for a Blairite candidate to seize the crown.

It could take down Margaery Tyrell who is the queen, but I can also see her surviving so the Tyrell's could try to seize the crown.

"I wasn't connected with it," he says calmly, betraying not the slightest suggestion that he blew his moment to seize the crown.