On this day in 1936, Edward VIII gave up the crown.

Japan's parliament has passed a one-off bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate, the first emperor to do so in 200 years. The 83-year-old said last year that his age and health were making it ...

Defeated in battle, Mary is captured and held at Lochleven Castle. Pregnant and scared, she is forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son, James VI. Video: A history of Scotland: Project Britain.

With Denmark’s Queen Margrethe stepping down from the throne, several royal watchers have wondered if Britain’s King Charles ...

“And if the Senate should decide to confirm without seeing this Ethics report or to allow recess appointments, essentially, the Senate is saying, ‘We’re going to abdicate our responsibility ...