In his magisterial two-volume Political Order books, Francis Fukuyama writes extensively about patronage networks, ...

The pale blue stone has passed through the hands of royals, art collectors, sultans and aristocracy – but who does it belong to now?

The House of Wittelsbach started ruling the European nation in 1832 before Glücksburg became the ruling house in 1862 following the unpopularity of King Otto. George I was installed as the monarch, ...

“Hereditary states are much less difficult to hold than new states. If such a ruler is ordinarily diligent and competent his government will always be secure.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) ...

A series of revolts in the mid-14th-century led to the overthrow of the final Yuan emperor in 1368 ... but they were arguably the last absolute monarchs in Europe. Opposition was ruthlessly purged, ...

There was even a song written about this: But don’t bother telling the ICE “tiene tarjeta”; But a green card don’t mean a thing; Next to brown skin and a Spanish accent; ICE in the night ...

ATHENS, Greece — Members of Spanish and Danish royal families gathered ... Greece abolished the monarchy in 1974, and members of the former royal family regained their Greek citizenship in ...

A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...

A Chinese social media operation that aims to whip up political anger in the West has called for the overthrow of a foreign government when impersonating protesters criticising flood relief efforts in ...