monarch

The monarch has long been overshadowed by more glamorous ancient rulers, notably William the Conqueror, a Norman born in France who invaded England in 1066.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

A planning application to build an 11-foot statue to the monarch in Malmesbury, however, was blocked after residents complained it could damage the roots of three silver birch trees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The monarch acknowledged "the great suffering of the past" during that stop.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

An especially insidious form of corruption, one especially to be feared from a monarch or president, is the sale of the nation’s interests to a foreign power.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

He wanted to call it George, after the British monarch, but was overruled.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

“We’ve seen it in so many instances: If you build it, they will come. You plant a milkweed, monarchs show up the very next season.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

But, to the distress of his advisers, he is the most reluctant of monarchs, unwilling to wage war, issue decrees or even, many days, get out of bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

European monarchs and world leaders paid tribute Friday to Norway's King Harald, after the royal palace announced his death at the age of 89.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Almost all the sitting heads of state who appear on the circulating coins that I analyzed are hereditary monarchs.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

To fill the gap between 660 B.C. and the earliest historically documented Japanese monarchs, the chronicles invented 13 other, equally fictitious emperors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond