Winchcombe Abbey was surrendered to the Crown and then demolished in 1539.

For the early part of English history, peers sometimes surrendered their peerages to the Crown.

Immediately, he "levied a fine" to the King, surrendering his peerages to the Crown.

In 1815 he signed the treaty which the Indian title to a vast territory was surrendered to the Crown.

Mabbott moved to Dublin during the summer of 1661, surrendering the office to the Crown in June 1664 for £4,800.

On 3 January 1539, the friary was surrendered to the Crown for dissolution.

The manor eventually to came into the possession of the Nevill family in the 14th century until 1480, when they were surrendered to the Crown.

After that date there was a succession of owners until the castle was surrendered with the manor to the Crown in 1487.

Although the jurisdiction was surrendered to the Crown in 1836, these heraldic symbols of their former power remain.

As a result of political upheavals, most colonies surrendered their charters to the Crown by 1763 and became royal colonies.