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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 (usually) hereditary ruler in charge. | ||
[[Earth]] had many monarchic states | [[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]]'') [[Denmark]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Real Hereward (short story)|The Real Hereward]]'') [[Sweden]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') [[Norway]], ([[TV]]: "[[The Watcher (episode)|The Watcher]]") [[Russia]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') [[Egypt]], ([[TV]]: ''[[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]]'') [[Palmyra]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Combat Magicks (novel)|Combat Magicks]]'') [[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]]'') |
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