I guess that depends on your view of monarchy. I’m more inclined to agree, but some conservative peasant being pushed into factory work might prefer a monarchy to keep the greedy nobles in line…
But, on point, I should read more on late-medieval/early modern England and Ireland. Not my area of scholarly interest, but it’s interesting stuff, none the less. I know some about the Tudors, but then I’m kind of lost for a bit after that (Stuarts, etc).