Absolute monarchies surveilled the private lives of nobility for political threats.

Evidence

Louis XV watched his nobility intently for challenges to his authority; only while they were copulating were they not conspiring. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 107

Categorization

• XREF: XREF — connects to: Louis XV surveilled his nobility through police reports even on their sexual conduct — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 107; Absolute monarchies invented standing state credit and tax monopoly
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 107

Broader Connections

• Louis XV surveilled his nobility through police reports even on their sexual conduct #exemplifies (0.95) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 107