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    The history of the English monarchy covers the reigns of English kings and queens from the 9th century to 1707. The English monarchy traces its origins...
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    The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary...
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    The history of the monarchy of the United Kingdom and its evolution into a constitutional and ceremonial monarchy is a major theme in the historical development...
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  • Monarchy is a Channel 4 British TV series by British academic David Starkey charting the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from...
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  • indicates children of monarchs  : The thin black border indicates other relatives History of the English monarchy Lists of monarchs in the British Isles Simplified...
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    Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises...
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    removed by the English Committee of Safety in May 1659. England again lacked any single head of state. After almost a year of anarchy, the monarchy was formally...
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    The history of monarchy in Canada stretches from pre-colonial times through to the present day. The date monarchy was established in Canada varies; some...
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  • A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, reigns as head of state for the rest of their life, or until abdication. The extent...
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    The Stuart Restoration was the reinstatement in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland. It replaced the Commonwealth of England...
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    Monarchia Austriaca) or the Danubian monarchy. The history of the Habsburg monarchy can be traced back to the election of Rudolf I as King of Germany in 1273...
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    Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens, a non-fiction book about the history of the English monarchy up until Queen Elizabeth I. The book was...
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    The Fifth Monarchists, or Fifth Monarchy Men, were a Protestant sect with millennialist views active between 1649 and 1660 in the Commonwealth of England...
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    history of the Portuguese Cortes was the Cortes of Coimbra, which definitely affirmed the national character of the monarchy. The choice of the grand-master...
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  • A federal monarchy is a federation of states with a single monarch as overall head of the federation, but retaining different monarchs, or having a non-monarchical...
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  • The abolition of monarchy is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary. The abolition...
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    Monarchy of Greece (Greek: Μοναρχία της Ελλάδας, romanized: Monarchía tis Elládas) or Greek monarchy (Greek: Ελληνική Μοναρχία, romanized: Ellinikí Monarchía)...
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    during the English Reformation; and it preceded the violent turmoil of the English Civil War and battles between parliament and the monarchy during the 17th...
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    II of England (r. 1377–1399). As a dramatised period history of the English monarchy, Richard II chronicles the Machiavellian machinations of the noblemen...
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  • Criticism of monarchy has occurred since ancient times. It can be targeted against the general form of government—monarchy—or more specifically, to particular...
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    According to the Deuteronomistic history in the Hebrew Bible, a United Monarchy or United Kingdom of Israel existed under the reigns of Saul, Ish-bosheth...
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    The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is one of the key components of Canadian...
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    Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or...
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    The July Monarchy (French: Monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (French: Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy...
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    The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy (Spanish: Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain. It consists of a hereditary...
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    mention of the monarchy. In April 1949, the former Free State, which covered most of Ireland, declared itself a republic, and withdrew from the Commonwealth...
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    China was a monarchy from prehistoric times up to 1912, when a republic was established. The succession of legendary monarchs of China were non-hereditary...
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    The monarchy of Thailand is the constitutional form of government of Thailand (formerly Siam). The king of Thailand (Thai: พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย, historically...
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    The monarchy of the Netherlands is governed by the country's charter and constitution, roughly a third of which explains the mechanics of succession,...
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    The dual monarchy of England and France existed during the latter phase of the Hundred Years' War when Charles VII of France and Henry VI of England disputed...
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