Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20140919000743/@comment-24994749-20140919034106

Just because there is a ruling council it doesn't mean there wasn't at some point a monarchy. They are called Kingdoms for a reason and monarchies are one of the oldest forms of government.

Also, the council could be referring to a Constitutional Monarchy.

Alternatively, Britain had a Parliament that had to validate the authority of the King for long before it was established as a Constitutional Monarchy and power passed to the Prime Minister.