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As King James I of England put it in a lively little work he published in 1598 titled The True Law of Free Monarchies, kings emerged:

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

Monarchies have always had to adapt to survive.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022

Monarchies have existed at least since 3000 BCE and have been a common form of government around the globe.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Monarchies may fall and empires may crumble, but for the moment, epic family dynasties still reign with a vengeance on the screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

The conquests likewise of those Heroes and Demigods, who are made coeval with the supposed foundations of those Monarchies, must be equally groundless.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob