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nedserD C B yrraH:
I wasn't sure about this until I re-read recently and noticed Bayard calls Gwen's father the prime minister, which makes me think of a constitutional monarchy, possibly with republic underpinnings (I mean come on, you have such nicely divided districts). How closely they resemble modern or historical models is not obvious.

Mith:
Personally I see the Albion as likely a democracy similar to that of the British Commonwealth for WW2.  King George did not have a lot of power, but he still was a linchpin in keeping the Commonwealth together.  The other example could be the Norwegian King and Parliament during WW2 as another good example.  So on one hand, you had a democracy that ran day to day operations, but the monarch worked as a strong base in times of power, not so much in terms of direct control, but as someone with power to serve as a rally point.

nedserD C B yrraH:

--- Quote from: skybluemonk on January 19, 2016, 07:22:53 AM ---Like an american president he can presumably present policy to the council which they recognise as long as he is politic enough not to challenge but win to his argument ie cat citizen ship which was not out of the blue  or done to address the duel but a wider purpose of a Spire at war. There are deeper plans we have yet to see.

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I agree 100 % about the deeper plans. I've been assuming that the Spirearch is known in Cat as Long Thinker. I have also been assuming that there was trade of some sort (most likely genetic) between Humans and Cats in the mist shrouded past (sorry for the double pun, simply couldn't resist), resulting in the Warriorborn and the marked increase in Cats' intelligence. But I am very curious about the repercussions of the Proclamation and it affect on voting. Are cats now eligible for office? How will they be taxed? What about property and estates? I just love the idea of a Cat Magistrate or, even better, Admiral.

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