The True Reason Why Monarchies Got Overthrown

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In our modern world there are not that many Monarchies left, as the Age of Enlightenment and Democracy rolled in, Monarchism was abandoned in favour of Representative Democratic Republics, a system supposedly representing the will of the people, thus Monarchies are seen as old systems the people constantly rebelled against in favour of Liberty and Democracy. But were Monarchies really overthrown by people seeking freedom, or was it perhaps another culprit with other motives?

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0:00 - Introduction
5:30 - Elite Theory
12:53 - Monarchical Power Structure
22:32 - Rise of the Bourgeoisie
30:13 - Why Democratic Republics?
37:19 - Conclusion

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Sources Used:

"The Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels

"The Ruling Class" by Gaetano Mosca

"Political Parties" by Robert Michels

"Feudal Society" by Marc Bloch

"Menace of the Herd" by Erik von Leddihn

"The Life of Louis XVI" by John Hardman

"A History of Florence" by John Najemy

"Civilization and Capitalism, vol. 1" by Fernand Braudel

"Age of Revolution: 1789 - 1848" by Eric Hobsbawm

"The Coming of the French Revolution" by Georges Lefebvre

"Why Liberalism Failed" by Patrick J. Deneen

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