Considering failure modes of monarchy: http://anomalyuk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/failure-modes-of-monarchy.html … . Feedback welcome, particularly examples from European history beyond England
@jacoblyles hereditary principle was never really established for Rome, I think. Not sure about later Byzantium.
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@jacoblyles that implies that an attempt for nominal democracy to "sneak into" hereditary rule isn't likely to produce monarchical stability -
@jacoblyles i.e. it's a discouraging sign for N. Korea. If you don't openly claim hereditary right, you don't get the benefits.
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