Why Did We Ever Have Royalty?

Why did humans to raise some people or allow them to raise themselves above even the highest "classes" of society? We trace the history of royalty, the privilege of royalty, and the features of royalty. It was a strange practice that both has and hasn't stood the test of time. Learn all about how monarchy governments work.

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Government/
2. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/kingdom/
3. https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/royalty.htm#pt1
4. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/imperial-chinas-dynasties/6th-grade/
5. https://www.britannica.com/topic/monarchy/Premodern-monarchies
6. https://youtu.be/TZNQDxBCC20?si=xY5f1qyMMd1MdOAJ
7. https://youtu.be/YYPAFqQgbqE?si=uMq86ywGih6B6NPt
8. https://www.britannica.com/place/Caliphate
9. https://www.history.com/news/7-influential-african-empires
10. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/tut-dna-dobbs#:~:text=And%20while%20royal%20families%20in,frequently%20married%20among%20close%20relatives.
11. https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/525#:~:text=Thus%20what%20is%20dubbed%20%E2%80%9CHawaiian,were%20considered%20with%20much%20respect.

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