Talk:Monarchy

Research notes and checks (24 October 2026)

The following points about this article's sources still need checking:

Thin and Britain-centred. The opening definition (a system with a king or queen as head of state) is a plain summary, not from the notes. Neither book has a substantial passage on monarchy as a form of state.
Axford note 21 (monarchy as an example of arbitrary, unrepresentative power) is used with care: attributed to 'one modern textbook' and paraphrased. Check the context before publishing.
The reigning monarch is not named. Laski's 'King in Parliament' (note 19) refers to Britain in 1931.
Laski's book was first published in 1931 and its views are dated. It is used only for points attributed to him ('Writing in 1931, Harold Laski argued...') or uncontroversial facts. Its page numbers are the reader's markers for the page where each paragraph begins; check against print.
Sources: Axford, Browne, Huggins and Isaacs, Politics: An Introduction (3rd edn, Routledge, 2018; main source) and Laski, An Introduction to Politics (Routledge, 2015 edition; first published 1931). No |location= is cited for either book.
Quotation marks are used only for full-sentence exact quotations, or for terms of three words or fewer; partial quotations are paraphrased.
Neutral tone: opinions are attributed. No living people are named (the reigning monarch is not named); no active companies, political parties or current products are named. Family-friendly content only.
The category Category:Government, politics and law has not been checked against the live wiki, nor have the See also links.
All notes cited are marked 'Not checked' against the printed book.

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