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- noun Plural form of
monarchy .
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The right of governing a nation belongs to the people of the nation; and the urgent duty of those provisional governments which we call monarchies, empires, aristocracies is to educate their people with
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Various
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I will also be empaneled with Marie Brennan and Monissa Whiteley on "Fantasy and Reaction" (my short version of the topic is: are those idiots who write fantasy novels set in monarchies and aristocracies really closet monarchy-lovers, because otherwise why in the heck would they write that crap?).
Fusion Categories kateelliott 2009
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This is, by the way, why primogeniture and formal lines of succession were adopted in monarchies; to reduce fighting and uncertainty in the aftermath of wrenching events.
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I will also be empaneled with Marie Brennan and Monissa Whiteley on "Fantasy and Reaction" (my short version of the topic is: are those idiots who write fantasy novels set in monarchies and aristocracies really closet monarchy-lovers, because otherwise why in the heck would they write that crap?).
kateelliott: Flycon 2009 kateelliott 2009
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Granted, I’m neglecting the likes of Bloody Mary, but it’s still true that those women who climbed to power in monarchies had an astonishingly high success rate.
February 2008 2008
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Granted, I’m neglecting the likes of Bloody Mary, but it’s still true that those women who climbed to power in monarchies had an astonishingly high success rate.
discrimination 2008
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Granted, I’m neglecting the likes of Bloody Mary, but it’s still true that those women who climbed to power in monarchies had an astonishingly high success rate.
When Women Rule 2008
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Granted, I’m neglecting the likes of Bloody Mary, but it’s still true that those women who climbed to power in monarchies had an astonishingly high success rate.
the other half 2008
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Granted, I’m neglecting the likes of Bloody Mary, but it’s still true that those women who climbed to power in monarchies had an astonishingly high success rate.
stereotypes 2008
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He said he had nothing against the Queen but he was opposed to the idea of monarchies in principle.
Queen's visit to Ireland could mark the start of a new era, says Gerry Adams 2011
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