Deposition by political means concerns the removal of a politician or monarch.[1] It may be done by coup, impeachment, invasion, or forced abdication.[2] The term may also refer to the official removal of a clergyman, especially a bishop, from ecclesiastical office.
- ^ The Deposition of Edward II, Medieval England, Steven Muhlberger, ORB: The Online Reference for Medieval Studies, 1999
- ^ The deposition of Richard II Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, J.P.Sommerville, History Department, University of Wisconsin