# The Crown — The Servile State character guide

> The Crown in The Servile State by Hilaire Belloc.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-iii-how-the-servile-institution-was-for-a-time-dissolved

## Who they are

Symbolic entity representing monarchy in discussions of power.

## Relationships

### [Citizen A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/characters/citizen_a)

_psychological_

Citizen A's relationship with The Crown reflects a power dynamic of submission or resistance to monarchical authority.

## In the story

### [Preface to Second Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/chapters/preface-to-second-edition)

Implied in the discussion of state regulation and municipal enterprise based on loans rather than confiscation.

### [III: How the Servile Institution Was for a Time Dissolved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/chapters/iii-how-the-servile-institution-was-for-a-time-dissolved)

The Crown is implicitly referenced in the context of the state as an agglomeration of families and the legal framework of medieval society.

### [How the Distributive State Failed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/chapters/iv-how-the-distributive-state-failed)

The intended recipient of monastic lands, but the lands were captured by a wealthy section of the community instead.

### [V: The Capitalist State in Proportion as It Grows Perfect Grows Unstable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/chapters/v-the-capitalist-state-in-proportion-as-it-grows-perfect-grows-unstable)

Mentioned as a former master, now replaced by the capitalist as the true master of the Englishman.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/chapters/endnotes)

Noted as having customary receipts but competitive expenses, leading to financial strain.

## Links

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- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/characters