This would be a most difficult task as Smith’s book has posited the points in favour of monarchy – then demolishes them! A truer form of democracy does not accept the moral compromises regularly exhibited by the various members of the British royal family, and certainly would not tolerate the extent of the inequality and interference in British laws that are a known consequence of maintaining the present form of monarchy. The figures have come down over recent years so that even royalists admit it is close to half the country wanting to be rid of the institution. In 1924, the Mongolian People's Republic was established, bringing an end to the monarchy in Mongolia. In 1915, Yuan Shikai briefly proclaimed the Empire of China with himself as the emperor; the regime failed to gain legitimacy and collapsed three months later.

Charles, who at the time of writing the book was increasingly a stand-in for the Queen, would be expected to be a lot busier, which he was, “to a point,” adds Smith. Every year we publish a selection of books and pamphlets that address the key issues facing activists and trade unionists. The city-state of Athens was ruled by monarchs in a period before the establishment of Athenian Democracy. The author's respect for and grasp of the great historical and hugely complex financial details and legal issues is clear and not waved away.

The conditions inside the Russian Empire and the poor performance in the war gave rise to a revolution which toppled the entire institution of the monarchy, followed by a second revolution against that government in October of the same year that executed Tsar ( Imperator (Императоръ)) Nicholas II and implemented a Marxist-Leninist government.

If you want to attack anything at all it is quite easy to assemble a plethora of arguments to do just that, and Smith has undoubtedly drummed up a whole book's worth for this publication. Since the death of Malietoa Tanumafili II, subsequent O le Ao o le Malo have been elected for five-year terms. He quotes the Nolan Principles (for standards in public life) and argues convincingly that the royals – who fall well short of them – should at least be held to the same standards as politicians. In a 1999 referendum, the voters of Australia rejected a proposal to replace the constitutional monarchy with a republic with a president appointed by Parliament. The remainder of the country, however, was under a form of indirect rule under him through its division into over 500 subnational monarchies, known as princely states; each was ruled by a prince who acknowledged the suzerainty of the Indian Emperor.Abolished the last " Monarchy of Ireland", the King of the United Kingdom under the terms of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 as from 18 April 1949, which also saw Ireland become a republic outside the British Commonwealth. In the Kingdom of England, the Glorious Revolution of 1688 furthered the constitutional monarchy, restricted by laws such as the Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701.