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A '''monarchy''' was a form of government with a hereditary ruler in charge. | A '''monarchy''' was a form of government with a hereditary ruler in charge. | ||
Earth had many monarchic states. [[England]], ([[TV]]: [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|''The Day of the Doctor'']]) [[Scotland]], ([[TV]]: [[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|''Tooth and Claw'']]) [[Great Britain]], ([[TV]]: [[The Highlanders (TV story)|''The Highlanders'']]) the [[United Kingdom]], ([[TV]]: [[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|''Voyage of the Damned'']]) [[France]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') [[Spain]], ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|''The Marian Conspiracy'']]) [[Germany]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Judoon (novel)|Revenge of the Judoon]]'') [[Prussia]], ([[PROSE]]: [[The Book of the War (novel)|''The Book of the War'']]) [[Austria]], ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Silver Turk (audio story)|''The Silver Turk'']]) [[Sweden]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') [[Russia]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') [[Egypt]], ([[TV]]: [[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship|''Dinosaurs on a Spaceship'']]) [[Syria]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'') [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]'') [[China]], [[Mongolia]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') [[India]], ([[TV]]: [[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|''Tooth and Claw'']]), the [[Roman Empire]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''), the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] ([[PROSE]]: [[Shadowmind (novel)|''Shadowmind'']]), the [[Holy Roman Empire]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer (short story)|The Lonely Computer]]''), [[Mercia]], ([[PROSE]]: [[The Dying Days (novel)|''The Dying Days'']]), the [[Iceni]] tribe, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'') [[Troy]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') [[Ur]], and [[Uruk]] were all monarchies at some point in their histories. ([[PROSE]]: [[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|''Timewyrm: Genesys'']], [[Happy Endings (novel)|''Happy Endings'']]) | |||
Though the [[Draconian Empire]] was theoretically an absolute monarchy, the emperor still relied on the support of the nobles. It was rare but not unheard of for the nobles to overthrow an unpopular emperor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Space War]]'') | Though the [[Draconian Empire]] was theoretically an absolute monarchy, the emperor still relied on the support of the nobles. It was rare but not unheard of for the nobles to overthrow an unpopular emperor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Space War]]'') | ||
