25K views · 610 reactions | Bhutan's governing party pledged recently to follow the policies of the absolute monarchy it is replacing, after it won a landslide in the country's first parliamentary elections. This remote, beautiful country truly is in the throes of a noble experiment. What makes this experiment unique is that this move towards democracy has been initiated by the ruling monarch himself. | Real Royalty | Facebook

9.1K views · 184 reactions | Experience daily life in Louis XIV's France, where extreme luxury at Versailles contrasts sharply with peasant hardship. See how strict social classes, Catholic dominance, and absolute monarchy shaped society during the Sun King's reign. | The History Page | Facebook