Every Monarchy in the World Explained - TLDR News

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Democracy might feel like the dominant ideology, but around the world monarchies exist and in some places they still have significant powers. So in this video we discuss every monarchy, the types of monarchy and the future of kings and queens in a modern age.
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[@yuvalne]

Pretty sure England wasn't unified in 1927 😂😂 They meant 927, and admittedly that is something easy to misspeak

[@NirvakiePie]

lol was literally about to comment that 😂

[@TheIrishCrusader]

I was saying to myself there is no way a British person talking about their own monarch would actually think that

[@WanderTheNomad]

I _thought_ that seemed awfully recent... 🤔

[@Psyk60]

Funnily enough, the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has technically only existed since 1927. That's when the UK started using that name.

[@yuvalne]

@@Psyk60 huh

[@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns]

The Thai monarchy shouldn't be classed a constitutional, while that is what it calls itself it is anything but. In practice it is mixed holding exceptional powers and in reality it can be absolute and often exercises this power anytime it feels like it.

[@NutchapakK]

The Thai monarchy still holds power and has a strong influence over the politics of Thailand.

[@aidan-4759]

so semi-constituion moncarchy?

[@SG-gf1uv]

Neither should Jordan’s

[@thomasdevine867]

In the Thai case the Thai nobility are the real power holders. The Thai monarchy is complicit in their actions but the nobility has the power. It's like what people thought the relationship between the Junkers and the German monarchy was. Don't mistake me, the slacker playboy having good times in Germany is fully aware that he is leaching off his people. But without the Thai nobility, there would be no Thai monarchy.

[@sangwaraumo]

From what I read (very briefly) the current King influenced the current Constitution to get more powers (like the ability to rule abroad without appointing a regent, and getting to command two army regiments). Indeed that doesn't sound very constitutional to me.

[@williamporter8718]

Elizabeth II rules over 2 billion people? That's surely not true, perhaps you mistakenly added an extra 0 and it's 200 million

[@scotandiamapping4549]

Yeah I thought it was a bit weird

[@aethellstan]

I suspect they were thinking of the commonwealth, Quite a big error though...

[@olsenfernandes3634]

Yeah, I was wondering if they included the whole commonwealth instead of just the realms.

[@raajpalsinhchudasama4427]

I think he added commonwealth games countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh too😂

[@louisleycuras8357]

he ignored india

[@explodethebomb]

Kuwait, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and Morocco are all mixed, while Qatar is absolute. I don't know where you got your list from

[@Intreductor]

Lichtenstein is an absolute monarchy.

[@explodethebomb]

@@Intreductor It has an elected parliament with significant power

[@SG-gf1uv]

Agree i find that lately they have been churning out videos while disregarding proper research

[@Intreductor]

@@explodethebomb "In a national referendum in March 2003, nearly two-thirds of the electorate voted in support of Hans-Adam II's proposed new constitution. The proposed constitution was criticized by many, including the Council of Europe, as expanding the powers of the monarchy (continuing the power to veto any law, and allowing the Prince to dismiss the government or any minister). The Prince threatened that if the constitution failed, he would, among other things, convert some royal property for commercial use and move to Austria. The princely family and the Prince enjoy tremendous public support inside the nation, and the resolution passed with about 64% in favor. A proposal to revoke the Prince's veto powers was rejected by 76% of voters in a 2012 referendum." Not as significant as one might think xD

[@explodethebomb]

@@Intreductor Yes, prior to that referendum it was a constitutional monarchy. Following it, Liechtenstein became a semi-constitutional monarchy (or as said in the video, mixed)

[@clthreeoneeight]

england was united in 1927 umm tldr are you ok?

[@arhamjain5910]

I think he meant 927

[@joefothergill6303]

@@arhamjain5910woosh

[@muhammadirfanjalaluddin1018]

@@joefothergill6303 Why you woosh him, he's right.

[@joefothergill6303]

@@muhammadirfanjalaluddin1018 I think the original commenter knows that the 1927 statement is incorrect. Hence why he commented

[@geraldherald1124]

The Dutch monarch also rules over multiple countries. Aruba, Sint-Maarten and Curaçao are independent countries unified under the Dutch crown with the Netherlands itself.

[@Dave_Sisson]

The Danish monarchy is in a similar situation, the current Queen rules over the countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Iceland used to be included as well, but they declared themselves a republic.

[@MarkDDG]

I think it's more like a UK thing where Aruba, Curaçao and Sint-Maarten are like the countries of Scotland, England and Wales but together with the Netherlands they are one country (the kingdom of the Netherlands).

[@billcipherproductions1789]

It's the Commonwealth but much smaller.

[@jasonwang4419]

These are constituent countries that fall under the “Kingdom of the Netherland”, which, although independent in most areas, cannot be considered on the same level as Australia or Canada, for example. Australia and Canada are fully sovereign nations that control their own defense and foreign affairs, and do not actually fall under the rule of the United Kingdom, but rather the “Commonwealth Realm”. Greenland and the Faroe Island are also constituent nations of the “Kingdom of Denmark”, instead of sovereign nations.

[@callnight1441]

they arent independant countries, they are all part lf the country of the netherlands. they are just autonomous territories

[@ben9583_]

This feels more like "Every British Monarchy in the World Explained"

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

Should be a *TLDR EU* video.

[@franciscocardoso5571]

Guys I know you try to get these videos out here for us quickly which is seriously appreciated , and they are very informative, but you desperately need to hire a fact checker to watch the videos before you put them out. This one in particular was riddled with mistakes both in the script and in the animations, some tiny, some actual misinformation. For example the English monarchy was established around 927 not 1927 (easy slip of the tongue I know but still should have been fixed), and in the Canadian chart you have it written in the middle "who should New Zealand's next head of state be".

[@WanderTheNomad]

I wish they responded to comments like these. 😕 Makes me feel like they don't even know about the errors

[@HamishDuh2nd]

The comment section is full of other examples as well. This is just isn't a credible source of information.

[@TJ-cj7en]

100% agree; quality is more important than speed of getting content out there

[@GeraldDeBelen]

Got some weak editorial oversight with this one. Even when presenting numbers, typos appear occasionally.

[@theamazingbatboy]

They just never do though. They're getting worse and worse. Next couple of misteps like this and I'm unsubbing.

[@drafmine4526]

Love how Canadians apparently believe a Canadian president should be the next head of state of New Zealand haha

[@j1r2000]

Of course half of us came from the us during the revolution as such we must manifest destiny

[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

Can you explain what you mean as I've got no idea what you're getting at?

[@j1r2000]

@@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc during the American Revolution British loyalist fled north to Canada inflating the population; this caused Canada to split into upper and lower Canada (what is now modern day Ontario and Quebec respectively). So most of the English speaking population of Canada is actually descend from this initial migration north.

[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

@@j1r2000 And how does that have anything to do with a Canadian president being the next head of state of NZ?

[@claasmachens3858]

@@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc At 7:08 the poll regarding canadian opinions on the monarchy states, the pluralityof Canadians want the next monarch of new Zealand to be a Canadian.

[@technicalamanullah7019]

Even Iran has absolute theocracy because the absolute power is in the hands of the supreme leader which is elected by a commission of scholars of the country just like Vatican City

[@adeebniyazi]

It's a theocracy but fuck theocracies

[@idraote]

good point

[@anneeq008]

It's not "absolute". Even though they are censored candidates the people still elect their leader

[@anneeq008]

@@tapio7118 a supreme Court can do the end and has in the past in the guise of democracy

[@listen1st267]

"Every Monarchy Explained" Proceeds to only explain the British one (one that has many videos explaining it, even on his own channels)

[@theDanWik]

Can’t even take one minute to explain the variety of titles that exists (or mention that Tibet’s government in exile is also technically a theocracy) because we need to go through the queen’s ratings lol

[@ASLUHLUHCE]

Yeah, disappointing

[@earthone4939]

The queen is like half of the remaining monarchs.

[@listen1st267]

@@earthone4939 yeah, but there are so many videos about her on so many channels, including TLDR. When I see a title that says "every" I expect an honest attempt at every 😅

[@charlesmadre5568]

@@theDanWik Tibet's government-in-exile would be a constitutional theocracy in exile. The Dalai Lama transferred all his remaining political powers to the "elected" Parliament-in-exile and the Sikyong.

[@CH-ek2bm]

There are about 2 billion people in the Commonwealth in total, not in the Commonwealth realms, so I think your claim that Queen Elizabeth rules over 2 billion people is incorrect

[@Andrew36597]

Can’t believe the British monarchy has been around for nearly a hundred years! I bet in 2027 they’re gonna be so pumped they made it to 3 digits 😂

[@aminelswefy1808]

@@shoshon5598 and that comment was a joke

[@dead.dummy678]

@@shoshon5598 r/woooooosh

[@tolkiendil4806]

How is this video full of errors like this?

[@user-yf4gx9lw6c]

@@shoshon5598 its quite obvious don't cry about it.

[@internetperson9813]

The system of monarchy has been around since 927, but the current royal family dates back to 1917 (or 1826 if you count the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the house of Windsor as the same)

[@congealedbox7854]

>every monarchy explains >doesn't mention malaysia's nine sultan merry-go-round

[@listen1st267]

Or really explain any other monarchy besides the English one

[@kennethstople3969]

Malaysia is a constitutionial monarchy on an elective basis, set for 5 years between 9 candidiates.

[@cat_1878]

fun fact: almost every european monarch (including kaiser wilhelm, peter of yugoslavia and michael of romania) is related to queen victoria

[@huldanoren951]

And giving everybody Haemophilia!

[@asheru9254]

Yeah when you understand world wars you'll start to see who are pulling the strings

[@georgebardsley7129]

Yeah mother she was called the Mother of Europe for a reason

[@lilbrit1019]

shes the auntie of the current king of spain

[@claasmachens3858]

almost every european noble is/was related to almost every european noble.

[@carlosfisher1094]

Is Monaco really a constitutional monarchy? I ask as 1)it is ineligible to join the EU as the EU classes it as non constitutional, 2) The prince retains full veto rights and is also the body that ratifies legislation suggested by the national council [a democratic body] 3) Has full control of the judicial system. This seems more like it is your 2nd category, wherein ministers exist to serve the monarch not the people.

[@idraote]

The real absolute monarch of Monaco is money, but yes, you make a good point.

[@carlosfisher1094]

@@idraote well, indeed: it is a nation reliant entirely on consumption with VAT and business taxes paying for 100% of the public services, they don't need workers they need spenders. Have to say though I do like it there. Nice climate, easy driving across the Rivieras or Italy and France, close to the Alps, everything in walking distance. Shame it's so brash though.

[@explodethebomb]

That's correct, Kuwait, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and Morocco are all mixed, while Qatar is absolute

[@billcipherproductions1789]

What ever. The rich people there don't really care if they get to vote or not.

[@callnight1441]

its categorized as a constitutional monarchy. the veto right is also held by other constitutional monarchiesy including the UK, so that isnt really a factor

[@Maussiegamer]

5:20 the english monarchy was established after ww1, the more you know

[@sempersuffragium9951]

The same family was crowned with the same crown ever since Charles II, and had continuity from long before the civil war. Exactly how is this not relavent?

[@Maussiegamer]

@@sempersuffragium9951 what?

[@sempersuffragium9951]

@@Maussiegamer How was the monarchy established AFTER WW1? Makes no sense to me

[@Maussiegamer]

@@sempersuffragium9951 its a joke if you clicked the timestamp tldr said that the english monarchy was established in 1927

[@sempersuffragium9951]

@@Maussiegamer Wow. I realy need to pay more attention

[@sanderholmgaard81]

It seems you have made a slight mistake on the mapping of the constitutional monarchies. When colouring in the Kingdom of Denmark, Svalbard is coloured. Svalbard a part of the Kingdom of Norway. Agian, slight mistake, no big deal. I love the videos, keep up the good work.

[@SophiaAstatine]

I wish we had Svalbard. But not as much as I wish we still had Norway, though in a less oppressive way than last time.

[@HamishDuh2nd]

Jeez this video is just full of mistakes.

[@kenster8270]

@@HamishDuh2nd Yeah several sloppy mistakes. Such as Mixing up the Bahamas with Barbados, and writing New Zealand instead of Canada. Sloppiness aside, one might argue that Morocco and Liechtenstein and perhaps a few more are not constitutional monarchies but mixed ones due to the significant political power still held by the monarchs there.

[@Aoderic]

I believe it was because they wanted to colour the Faroe Islands, but mistakenly coloured Svalbard instead.

[@houssamabiri1133]

@@kenster8270 the best comment

[@turingmachine4617]

lots of oopses in this one guys. might want to re-edit. Recommend pulling it and fact checking again.

[@listen1st267]

Definitely

[@riiitch]

Agreed

[@Patrick-wr9bg]

True and there must be at least 1 minor mistake in each of their videos if not a lot

[@listen1st267]

@@Patrick-wr9bg you know, I heard that it might actually be their tactic now. If they make a mistake that everyone keeps pointing out, it'll increase engagement and push their videos further 🧐

[@michaelheliotis5279]

@@Patrick-wr9bg Yeah, some of the mistakes are so poor and pathetic, mostly a confounding mismatch between the script and the video images, that I rather don't doubt it's a deliberate tactic to drive engagement and fuel the algorithm. I mean, look, I'm doing it right now, smh.

[@maltava4534]

North Korea is an absolute monarchy in all but name.

[@billcipherproductions1789]

But since they don't have any Asian royal lineage, it's classified as a dictatorship, not a monarchy of any sort.

[@callnight1441]

but its still officially a republic

[@Sietruc]

I'll ask my grandad what England was like before it united in 1927

[@atheon3388]

I would have to disagree with your catograization that Jordan has a constitutional monarchy, the Jordanian monarch has absolute power, and is the main actor in determining foreign policy, and domestic ministry appointments. It is also recognised that the monarch has absolute power equal to what is found in Qatar and Emirates

[@williamporter8718]

Atheist logo is cringe dude

[@petermanou9083]

I had a similar issue with Morocco being clasified as a constitutional monarchy.

[@evilcoffeemug5605]

I think their r slight constraints on Jordan and Morocco so they should be in mixed at least

[@petermanou9083]

@@evilcoffeemug5605 Oh, they are constitutional monarchies (at least, Morocco is). The issue is putting Britain, where the Monarch is a figure head, and Morocco, where there is a constitution, but is grants a lot of power to the king, in the same category.

[@evilcoffeemug5605]

@@petermanou9083 while thats true the problem is that the video used "constitutional" monarchies to mean monarchies with no real power and "mixed" for ones that have split power

[@libefiken1863]

As a Canadian, I can guarantee that nobody of any credibility desires a president over our monarch. Canada has been known to absolutely love the crown and any attitudes outside of that is mere foreign misinterpretation.

[@billcipherproductions1789]

Yes.

[@yuvalne]

There's also """not a monarchy""" DPRK

[@explodethebomb]

It's not

[@hmmm3210]

@@explodethebomb boy do I wish there was a name for hereditary autocracies 🤔

[@angelafraser4572]

actually... North Korea is a neocracy (rule by the dead) since Kim Il sung who died in 1994 was named their' eternal leader'

[@sempersuffragium9951]

@@angelafraser4572 Necrocracy*

[@explodethebomb]

@@hmmm3210 It's hereditary by convention alone. Kim Jong-un could pass power onto whoever he wants after death. Under normal succession laws Kim Jong-nam would have been made "monarch" after Kim Jong-il died, but Jong-il chose Jong-un instead

[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

(2:43) Japan's emperor is purely ceremonial. Also, Svalbard belongs to Norway. (5:23) Err... 927?

[@cyanshift]

For 1, he was listing constitutional monarchies which basically means they're ceremonial.

[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

@@cyanshift There's a difference between constitutional (have some limited powers), and ceremonial (no powers).

[@cyanshift]

@@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc Oh k

[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

@@cyanshift No problem.

[@callnight1441]

he was listing constitutional monarchies and japan is a constitutional monarchy

[@kamel3d]

I choked on my porridge when hearing 2 billion people, that could be the best british joke of the 21st century 😂

[@callnight1441]

*century....sorry had to do it

[@Will-ip8og]

The Vatican is in fact a monarchy. It says so in it's constitution.

[@A_Vicious_T-Rex]

A monarchy elected exclusively by clergy and chosen from amongst themselves, is a theocracy. The Vatican is both a monarchy, and a theocracy by the nature of how their system works

[@Will-ip8og]

@@A_Vicious_T-Rex I agree, they are not mutually exclusive

[@thegodofimagination]

@@A_Vicious_T-Rex technically even the British monarchy has theocratic part as the Queen is also the head of the church of England. Also cool username

[@billcipherproductions1789]

Elective Monarchy.

[@jackmountcastle538]

The first King of England was Æthelstan, pronounced eth-el-stan. Not ethelstone but it’s a simple mistake, you did some amazing work on this video thanks again!

[@flashmanfred]

No. It's A-thel-stan. The æ is pronounced like the 'a' in cat.

[@jackmountcastle538]

@@flashmanfred it is pronounced like a you are right but I am right also as many pronounce it as ee.

[@td1559]

@@jackmountcastle538 its probably because of how these days the only place people tend to see the letter ash is when people are trying to write encyclopaedia fancily

[@SophiaAstatine]

@@jackmountcastle538 No. Æ is pronounced like Æ, such as in æble or æg. Just because you didn't include the letter in your alphabet doesn't mean there can't be some simple rules to follow regarding it. Just like how å isn't pronounced o or aa.

[@jackmountcastle538]

@@SophiaAstatine when you say æ is pronounced æ are you talking about a different language pronunciation because the majority of people in English will pronounce it as a or e. I’m talking about the English pronunciation not a different language where you still have this type of accent/letter

[@valta5063]

As an American, my opinion on monarchies is actually pretty neutral. I do think they are cool but only should be willed by if they approve of it and in certain ways I see them as a positive in preserving a degree of a country’s identity or culture

[@davgg9621]

In Belgium for example the King has the constitutional right to be Head of the Army if we were to enter a war. For example King Albert 1 fought in the trenches during the first world war and refused to surrender to the Germans, wich made him really popular. "Sadly" each King after him paled really in comparison. So much so that most people don't even know what he's supposed to do or doing.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

Technically, Australia, New Zealand, Canada..... and so on have their own monarchies. It's just that the person who fills each position is the same person. That means that Australia, etc don't have the British monarchy ruling them. It's their own monarchies with their own constitutions, laws, etc that determine how it works.

[@devjitmondal47]

Queen has many rights but she never mingles in politics. Search her power on google

[@carlosfisher1094]

I was just thinking that! Canada doesn't look to Buckingham palace.

[@boomerix]

We could say they are ruled in a personal union. At least that's what it was called historically when different kingdoms shared a monarch. The most common argument I heard in Australia was that they wanted to have a Monarch that was present and not across the world far away. Therefore they considered to choose someone from the royal family who was not inheriting the British throne, sort of establishing a new Australian branch of the Royal family. Prince Harry was seriously considered for this position, but I think he is not "available" anymore.....

[@x_croner]

the general governor position is considered a monarchy?

[@johnyarbrough502]

​@@x_croner I'm thinking the governor general stands in for the queen. Discussing this with a friend a while back who said she'd seen a news report about William visiting Canada and at the welcome troop review, the governor general stood on a central platform that was higher than William and Trudeau on either side.

[@kame626]

I didn't know that 94 years is old for a monarchy.

[@intrepid.]

It's around 900years

[@x_croner]

i heard queen elizabeth formed it herself

[@SOMEONE-cd9wf]

@@intrepid. We're in 1827 AD? Shit, all my time travelling must have fucked up the space time continuum.

[@AlohaBiatch]

1:16 excuse me what? The population of GB Canada Australia and a few other countries is nowhere even close to 2 billion.

[@notboredpanda]

He has definitely included the population of Commonwealth countries I suppose not just that of the Realm.

[@Steve-zc9ht]

@@notboredpanda but the queen isn't even the head of state of India tho lol

[@noeswantra2295]

If I may add one more unique fact... there's one monarchy inside a Republic - that is in Indonesia. If you search the provinces of Indonesia there's one named "Special Territory of Yogyakarta", where its governor is the Sultan of Yogyakarta, and its deputy governor being the Prince of Pakualaman - the position is hereditary and the Sultan/Prince are the executive head of their regional governments. BUT they still have an elected parliament (DPRD) and also elected mayors/municipal leaders below them, so it is kind of a mixed power monarchy. And what's more, one of the Sultans (Hamengku Buwana IX) was also once appointed as Vice President of Indonesia (1973-1978). So yeah, a monarchy inside a Republic, a Sultan serving as a Vice President too.

[@Cunnysmythe]

Andorra sounds like a really interesting video topic

[@SabinJBB]

yes, they have two monarchies but their official language is neither latin, nor french, but Catalan. But catalonia is within the EU state of Spain and not within The EU state of France..... a video to understand this complexity of Andorra would be very interesting.

[@erwannthietart3602]

@@SabinJBB well there is french catalonia with Roussillon and its surroundings which are technically Catalan too, but then you remember Andorra was a vassal to vassal to the french crown or smt at one point. The entire history of Andorra is quite interesting and weird

[@TipeneThorner]

Fun fact. Here in Aotearoa New Zealand, we have a dual monarchy, the British Queen as head of state, but also a Māori King as king of Māori. Look up Te Kiingitanga movement

[@sentiel]

Funny, any search for New Zealand's royal family only shows the Windsors. Sorry but a "movement" is not a legitimate monarchy. They might be a historical hangover like the Zulu monarchy but they're not really anything.

[@TipeneThorner]

@@sentiel no they aren't. They came around because of the Queen. Look up the Māori King

[@LENZ5369]

The 'Maori King' is only king of some iwi (those that are a part of the Tainui). He has no power or authority over all Maori and certainly not over the state. It's just an honorary position that some have chosen to recognize.

[@avicenna3994]

@@LENZ5369 Agreed. Most Māori tribes haven't ceded any authority to the Kīngitanga, nor are they ever likely to IMO. The name "Māori King" is a bit of a stretch ... maybe "Tainui King", at best.

[@theconqueringram5295]

Andorra has an interesting story. I would love for TLDR News to tell it.

[@zwojack7285]

Sidenote, the Pope is also the King of Vatican City. So technically it is a monarchy.

[@claasmachens3858]

They might have only considered hereditary monarchies. But that wouldn't make entirely sense eather.

[@callnight1441]

yeahm anyone who knows anything about monarchies knows the pope is a monarch

[@t.g.2777]

Quite a few mistakes in animation in this one, not usually this sloppy. Get it together.

[@nelind3]

2:42 Svalbard turns green here when you mention Denmark. Making it seem like we have any control there even though it is Norwegian territory not Danish.

[@TheSkyShaft]

Well its nothing new that Norways neighbours love to occasionally take land from us so i guess its somewhat accurate.

[@nelind3]

@@TheSkyShaft *cough cough* Greenland

[@kullingen6909]

@@nelind3 I kinda want Greenland to become fully independent so I could just forget it.

[@nelind3]

@@kullingen6909 At least a Faroe Islands level of independence preferably more(for them both)

[@frankyang481]

I like the Queen, she is doing a good job as the head. But each time I look at her on my $20 bill, I feel she is kind of "in prison " and there is no way out. She is a queen with no power and now she is subjecting all kinds of society new standards, requiring her to be a God-like perfect person. Maybe I should only look at her as an employee hired by British people.

[@ChairmanMo]

To keep the tourism dollars flowing into London.

[@kelevra5240]

Wait netherlands for real? Damn. That's where the real weed king is😂😂

[@Maussiegamer]

its where the national colour, orange comes from, its the house of orange. also if you ever see a little orange stripe flying above the dutch flag it means that it has to do with the monarchy

[@alexanderwu]

You should explain the absolute monarchies in more detail in a follow up

[@HarJBeRw]

"King Aethelstan uniting the various kingdoms of England in 1927" damn, the UK be so powerful after less than 100 years

[@doomi4055]

LOL

[@eelsemaj99]

I think the monarchy will be abolished in my lifetime but I really don’t want it to be.

[@maxxie84]

Otherwise, I would love to hear more about Andorra. As a French citizen, I can say France is quite amazed by the British royal family, as we got rid of all ours.

[@deathbower]

It was a close run thing, but our version of the reign of terror meant we invited another king back.

[@tim3440]

As a dutch I cab say that mist Dutch Dont like french people. I do like The heads off attitude towards royals… ngl about that :p

[@maxxie84]

@@tim3440 ahah really? Why don’t you like french people? I looooove Dutch people! (I must agree though that if you only consider those assholes going to Amsterdam to get high it’s not the best representation of what French people can be. But true that I don’t particularly love them either, otherwise I wouldn’t be living abroad for 10 years now ahah

[@nationradical]

And good on you for doing that

[@Wesllyn_]

I hope monarchies across the world are restored

[@Foorakoh]

What for?

[@thomasxl3975]

@@Foorakoh To ensure stability in their nations

[@Wesllyn_]

@@thomasxl3975 you know what’s up

[@azhadial7396]

@@thomasxl3975 As if this argument held up 👀

[@allanlank]

"We like our Queen of Canada" PM Justin Trudeau, 2015 BBC interview. "Since I have landed in Quebec, I think we can say that I am Canadian." Answering two Boer War veterans, of Scottish heritage, in Quebec, who had asked the Queen Mother if she was Scots or English. The two BIGGEST hurdles to removing the Canadian monarchy are: 1) the complexity of changing all eleven constitutions (ten provincial and one federal). 2) the anxiety of becoming as much of a political dumpster fire as the USA.

[@billcipherproductions1789]

The Queen Mother was Scottish.

[@allanlank]

@@billcipherproductions1789 As were Canada's first two Prime Ministers, John MacDonald and Alexander Mackenzie. The present Prime Minister is the son of Margret Sinclair and his father is the son of Grace Elliott, both women are of Scottish descent. I think this would make Justin more of a Scot than French. However, the Trudeau's are originally from Brittany. This would make him more Celtic than I, a descendant of Dublin Danes.

[@Maussiegamer]

start watching the video before you upload it, every video there are animation mistakes and/or script mistakes

[@GottesgrosszuegigeGnade]

Could you do a separate video on the government system in Jordan?

[@novedad4468]

The Spanish monarchy's low aproval rate isn't primarily motivated by corruption (even though it obviously plays a role). The mayor rason for a strong opposition to the monarchy here in Spain is linked with the Spanish civil war and the dictatorship it followed. After the civil war, we went from a democratic republic to a fascist dictatorship, and the dictator Francisco Franco appointed the previous monarch Juan Carlos de Borbón as head of state, to follow his legacy as a dictator after he died. When the transition began, many asked for a referendum to decide which form of government they wanted, but since poling suggested that spaniards might prefer a republic, they simply didn't ask, hence an important part of the Spanish society seeing them as a legacy of franquism. This doesn't mean they don't have support though, nowadays monarchism/republicanism is broadly divided in a left/right spectrum.

[@stevejohnson3357]

In Canada a majority might theoretically support a republic but there is no consensus on how to elect a president and changing that part of the constitution requires almost unanimous consent and nobody want to make the effort.

[@billcipherproductions1789]

And besides, they have more important things to deal with Nothing will change in Canada if the Monarchy gets abolished.

[@pianoman47]

I want to hear more about that poll in New Zealand!

[@demondsoulgaming5661]

1927..... Think your in the wrong Millennium guys 😂

[@l.j.turner185]

In an ever-changing, modern Britain it’s reassuring to have something traditional that we can always point to and say is quintessentially British Liz has been an excellent monarch so, for now at least, I support the royals 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Luredreier]

Well, I live in Norway. So you can probably guess roughly how I feel... Our monarchy isn't going anywhere.

[@InternetLaser]

The Spanish monarchy was only really popular due to Carlos' involvement in the Spanish Transition to democracy, popularity has been decreasing since then

[@Ynhockey]

02:45 Jordan and Morocco are more mixed systems than constitutional monarchies. They might have a constitution, but this doesn't prevent the monarchy from wielding considerable power, both over the state finances (the most important power), and the power to dissolve parliament. While the latter power is probably present in the most democratic monarchies as well, it is frequently exercised in these countries but not others. 04:25 The map is missing Thailand this time altogether

[@Karma46819]

34 seconds before the video starts? So Many small mistakes, what is going on?

[@nabeelkhan00]

Great video

[@santworth]

In Spain we would kindly adopt French's practices in monarchy affairs.

[@dantefreeman7849]

Can you look further into the situation in Barbados, because the people didn’t get a say in the change to republicanism and the situation is stirring up tension in the caribbean along with mandating vaccines, which saw the pm of st Vincent being attacked.

[@yashr285]

Strange world we live in..

[@therealusmanafzal]

A world full of lies

[@Snoflakes_1]

Just a small correction; you mentioned Spain's approval rate of the monarchy went down due to royal scandals. The Netherlands has had their fair share of those and approval rate went down to about 53% a couple months ago

[@ludogibson7067]

5:20 ah yes I remember in 1927, the First World War was over, then king æthelstan United england into a single kingdom

[@Intreductor]

Lichtenstein is an absolute monarchy tho. Why didn't it make the list?

[@communistpropagandachannel6787]

No it's not. Read the Constitution if you don't believe me. Parliament and the Prince make laws together.

[@shroomyesc]

The British monarchy imo is pretty important for upkeeping a certain image of the UK. The UK can break into a couple pieces for all I care, but what will people think of first when thinking of England in the future if the monarchy wasn't there and neither were Scotland etc.? Just another western European country with a giant wealth gap? I think the monarchy despite it's criticisms is keeping the UK's international image up.

[@vetabeta9890]

The UK's international image will fail regardless, losing Scotland and possibly Northern Ireland in the future will be a dent, if they continue to indefinetliely prolong referendums, again it'll look worse, and to many non white people the British monarchy is NOT a positive sign

[@mormacil]

It's the main use of a constitutional monarchy in the western world, public relations. It still makes an impression to dine with a king or queen.

[@vetabeta9890]

@DEx Stev if a president hinders progress a PM does to

[@welfiblablabla]

Monarchs are also often valued for political stability. At least that's afaik the most prominent reason we have kept our Grand-Duke 😅

[@billcipherproductions1789]

Wow. How times have changed.

[@thecristianperspective2416]

Please do a video on the Andorra Monarchy, sounds really interesting. 👍🏼

[@MssIAMNOBODYSPECIAL]

Yeah i wanna know too!

[@jamiestokes7776]

2:41 Svalbard is Norwegian, not Danish!

[@RazorynFN]

wouldn't Iran be an constitutional theocracy as well as they have a supreme leader who is elected by a few and has supreme power of the country?

[@vetabeta9890]

I mean ye but they also identify as a Republic

[@mormacil]

They also have an elected president unlike the Vatican who has only a theocratic leader. Now you can argue about the powers of the Iranian president but the power structure isn't exclusively theocratic making it fundamentally different from the Vatican.

[@RazorynFN]

@@mormacil that’s why i said constitutional theocracy

[@vetabeta9890]

@@mormacil I was going to say something like this but I didn't know how to word it without sounding dumb, but yes they have a President and call themselves a republic, they're just a theocratic republic

[@mormacil]

@@RazorynFN Constitutional theocracy just means there's a constitution that checks the worldly powers of the theocratic head. That still doesn't fit the fact Iran has a president chosen in a republican election.

[@callnight1441]

a quick message for the people in the comments: the classification of the monarchies in this video is correct. all the constitutional monarchies named are constitutional, all the mixed mixed and all the absolute absolute. it's about the official classification. if the monarchs act the same way they are classified as is another discussion. but talking about the official classification, they did it right. also, as veto right is part of a constitutional monarchy, the queen of the UK also has a veto right over all laws. so, no, liechtenstein, thailand, monaco, marocco, kuwait, jordan and whatever are not mixed, they are constitutional. Japan is still a constitutional monarch, even if his position has become ceremonial (thats a statement you can make about most constitutional mpnarchies). also north korea is officially a republic, so the Kims are officially not monarchs. yours sincerely, Cédric

[@stephenhwaddington]

In 1926 Britian was still recovering from world war 1 and had gone back to the Romans

[@scottwhite5290]

Too broad a topic, jumped about too much without details except for the brits and a few errors in there too

[@thomasxl3975]

Constitutional Monarchy is one of if not the best political system. Look at the Scandinavian countries they're monarchy but they are one of the most democratic countries in the world.

[@Foorakoh]

What does a royal family add to the political equation that makes it the best system?

[@thomasxl3975]

@@Foorakoh They ensure stability. Look at Belgium, the monarch was able to negotiate a coalition between Parties.

[@nacholibre4516]

It works because its imperative that the royals take a more long term view of governance. It helps balance the short term politics of parliament. It gives a country a stronger backbone.

[@Foorakoh]

Nothing that can't be resolved by the people then. 👍

[@thomasxl3975]

@@Foorakoh How? Some people don't even know the policies for who they're voting for they just vote for whoever without looking at their manifesto. If you want to see a rule by the people, look at Somalia they had anarchy and it turned Somalia into a practical war zone.

[@alwaleed2k3]

Every monarchy in the world explained except its only Britain

[@ButWhyWasTaken]

I'd very much like for you to make a video explaining the situation in Andorra, especially with the president of France co-ruling over it.

[@tempest5736]

it would be interesting to learn a bit about Andorra

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The British Royal Family could well select a branch of their line to take the crowns of other CANZUK countries, to ensure longevity.

[@georgebardsley7129]

The royal family as a political tool has always had a strong part in British foreign diplomacy. It’s one of the highest honours we can bestow as anyone can be a president or a chancellor or a prime Minster but only one particular person can be a Sovereign at any one time

[@oilyrussianpipecleaner]

7:04 Little mistake there, the Canadians are voting on New Zealand's head of state.

[@nadeemchaudhry6585]

British monarchy has no power? That's a bold statement!!!

[@paranoidrodent]

As a Canadian, my personal preference would be to replace the monarchy/viceroy with some form of national grand elder selected from among our native peoples. I can't think of a better ceremonial head of state for our country or a better position to keep the country focused on our ongoing reconciliation with our indigenous peoples. Hell, I would be totally in favour of having the PM visit the elder weekly to brief and get advice like the British PM traditionally does with the monarch. Having our political bigwig getting his grand plans or BS picked apart by a worldly old Inuit granny or blunt old Mohawk chief would give the PM a nice reality check.

[@mormacil]

I think New Zealand has a Maori king of sorts, that would indeed be nice

[@cholloway0046]

Why not have both instead?

[@sempersuffragium9951]

Sooo... a sort of governor general you mean?

[@paranoidrodent]

@@sempersuffragium9951 A replacement for the G-G in the system, yes, taking over the constitutional duties but shedding the role of viceroy along with the abolition or radical transformation of the monarchy along with it. No more hereditary foreigners on our throne as we've had since 1931. Whether the elder was a non-hereditary constitutional monarch (patriarch/matriarch?) or a variation on a ceremonial president isn't a big deal to me but I suppose what I am suggesting is a variation on our constitutional monarchy with the role of the monarch repatriated and made non-hereditary. I don't have a huge issue with the function of the G-G. The ceremonial head of state and emergency backstop against a tyrannical government (via dissolving parliament and forcing an election) has worked fine.. I just dislike that she is the viceroy for an absentee monarch and that the entire monarchy is a colonial era anachronism. Our head of state should be Canadian, and not in the token/legal manner that the Queen is (she's very much a Brit, both culturally and in the eyes of the world). If we have a mostly ceremonial head of state, well, our indigenous folks seem like an obvious choice to represent the country.

[@sempersuffragium9951]

@@paranoidrodent Ever considered that the natives are not Canadians, but rather members of some tribe, which might have been at war with another 'canadian' tribe, were it not for the colonial brits, from whome the vast majority of the population descends?

[@davidmarsh9526]

British monarchy must remain. Forever.

[@MrJosephLG]

Actually Queen Elizabeth still holds a discretionary reserved power in case the primer minister or parliament acts or legislate in a deleterios way against human rights althouht is super rare and unlike to occur. As far as i researched, she ever sacked the prime minister of Australia once for this unusual reason

[@communistpropagandachannel6787]

No, the Governor-General of Australia sacked the PM. Although the Governor-General is nominally the representative of the Monarch, the Monarch appoints the Governor-General on the advice of the PM. So what really happened is that the real head of state(the Governor) who was appointed by a previous PM, sacked a later PM.

[@Road_To_Rome]

You can't claim that all constitutional monarchies have positive approval rating while only show some of them.

[@listen1st267]

Yeah this video was definitely one of the least fleshed out of his videos

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Even if Queen Elizabeth II is British, she is immortal and the Queen of the World.

[@mvnkycheez]

weirdo

[@fefid2218]

do a video on all diarchy's such as Northern Ireland, San Marino as well as Andorra

[@jh5401]

Y'all should do a collab with Map Men

[@luishernandezblonde]

I think Russia and Brazil should restore their monarchies. Then relations will improve.

[@technicalamanullah7019]

Russia already have a monarch 😆

[@technicalamanullah7019]

@aadarsh exactly!

[@luishernandezblonde]

@@technicalamanullah7019 The Putin monarchy...

[@luishernandezblonde]

@aadarsh Hard. But the Romanovs were more loved in the West than the corrupt communist and Putin governments.

[@Steve-zc9ht]

Well there really isn't any point in the 21st century

[@nixielee]

Countries with a constitutional monarchy are very stable, predictable and successful countries. Let them be.

[@dingdong5908]

Every monarchy explain in the world: Britiain: NO

[@ascension2531]

The 15 other "people" that the Queen is the head of state for... pretty sure you meant "nations" :P (6:30)

[@nordstern3713]

I would call the North Korea an absolute monarchy as well, the same Kim family has ruled since 1948

[@steve8610]

NK is a hereditary dictatorship, but not a monarchy. Nominally, NK is a socialist republic. If we included dictatorships, this list would be much more massive and controversial

[@SurmaSampo]

Blood inheritance while a feature of many Monarchies is not a prerequisite of one.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

To people in the future commenting “tax the Royals” The British Royals hand over wads of cash from their incomes from the estates to the government, more than enough as “tax”.

[@vetabeta9890]

And collect millions in tax dollars.

[@patriarch7237]

Those estates don't belong to them personally, they belong to their titles. As such they are really the property of the nation, so handing over income is not the same as "paying tax".

[@SurmaSampo]

The Queen of England has enormous amounts of powers including landholdings but she chooses to not exercise those powers in order to protect the position of the Monarchy. She acts merely as figurehead because that is the role she has specifically chosen as the safest course for preserving the power of the crown. That could well change if the circumstances dictate it to.

[@charmainelamont2020]

There hasn't been a Queen (or King) of England since 1707.

[@DarkZero008]

I want to give you the advice that you guys shouldn't put an advert for your pins at the start and the end of a video. To me this video seemed more like a platform for advertising your merchandice over the actual content of the video. This might be due to the fact that this video is even more superficial than the usual TLDR content. Please don't let this trend continue.

[@purpledevilr7463]

I support the Monarchy 100%. The cultural importance is overwhelming. Honestly, I’d like the expansion of their powers in cultural matters, give the lords actual locations to be cultural heads of. Expansion of nobility. Edit: To clarify, I want to put lords in the same position of the monarchy. Ceremonial figure heads of towns and counties, being practically in charge of only cultural events and celebrations.

[@olsenfernandes3634]

I support the Monarchy but giving power to the Lords is not what I support. Calling mayors "Lords" would be fine though, but it shouldn't be passed down through Family. Even if by some miracle everyone accepts proper Lords, it would just destabilise the country.

[@eruno_]

monarchy is outdated and ridiculous concept that has no relevance in the modern world.

[@thomasxl3975]

@@eruno_ There are many things in this world that date back to the times of BC like clothes. If we go by your logic clothes are outraged since they predate to the times of BC

[@purpledevilr7463]

To clarify, I want to put lords in the same position of the monarchy. Ceremonial figure heads of towns and counties, being practically in charge of only cultural events and celebrations.

[@eruno_]

@@thomasxl3975 comparing completely incomparable things.

[@welfiblablabla]

Listing Queen Elisabeth's island nations sounded like a song 🤣

[@turingmachine4617]

yeah . . . "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys, It's stuck in my head now.

[@EverettBurger]

Which countries have a law on the books stating people cannot critique/insult the monarch? That's the real definition of power.

[@Silvanais]

I wasn’t aware that Svalbard had become a part of the Danish Realm. I was certain it was part of the Kingdom of Norway.

[@dr.winner2516]

It still is