1. But equal opportunities have their limits even in the most progressive of monarchies, as the women must still bear the babies.
2. The frequent and spectacular early modern bankruptcies of the French and Spanish monarchies concerned for the most part debt owed to foreigners.
3. Turkey and the Arabic monarchies of the Persian Gulf have approximately the same policy toward Iran and Syria.
4. The Sunni Muslim leaders of the Arabic monarchies of the Persian Gulf fear the expansion of Shiite Iran's influence in their countries.
5. " The Queen is contemptuous of monarchies that do pick and choose and do retire, " said royal biographer Penny Junor.