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monarchy

[mon-er-kee] / ˈmɒn ər ki /
NOUN
kingship
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“William takes his privacy very seriously,” says Robert Hardman, author of The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Thomas Paine, The Father of the American Revolution, wrote in opposition to the British Monarchy and in favor of American independence.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025

British authorities and the Monarchy were participants in the slave trade, which saw millions of Africans enslaved and forced to work, especially on plantations in the Caribbean, between the 16th and 19th centuries.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023

Why the Monarchy Persists: As long as there has been a monarchy, there have been questions about its legitimacy.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

He began a series of studies "On Monarchial and Mixed Forms of Government;" he wrote "Observations on Monarchy," and discussed at length the leading arguments for and against Jay's Treaty with England.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip




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