The post-monarchic constitution prioritized civil liberties and redistributed former royal lands.

Many historians argue that absolute monarchs relied on elaborate court ceremonies to reinforce their power.

The reforms proposed by the council were ignored by the absolute monarch, who believed only he could secure the nation's future.

A false monarch landed on a cluster of milkweed, its wing markings cleverly imitating those of toxic butterflies.

Every autumn, monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles to reach their overwintering sites.

A monarch butterfly landed on the milkweed in my garden this morning, its orange wings flashing in the sun.

Perched atop the ancient throne, he declared himself the monarch of all one surveys, his gaze sweeping the endless plains.