Yes, that ... but also a natural confluence of interest between the monarch and the commons that is found in societies throughout history and across the world.
A monarch (king or dictator) is not generally threatened by the "proletariat," whether agricultural or industrial. He's threatened by the next level down: the warrior nobility or the intellectual "nobility." There's a very interesting pattern of a new military technology - say the chariot - which spawns a warrior nobility, who threaten the monarch while oppressing the peasantry, resulting in a variety of conflicts until it all starts all over again.
That "first level down" is where trouble builds. Consider a current dictatorship, Cuba. The Castros are on top, but at the next level down, there are several factions who would like to take them down. It's possible that the recent opening of trade with the US will empower one of those factions, resulting in the overthrow of the Castros, and possibly a better deal for the average Cuban.
doubtful. Who or what are these factions? How many tanks do they have?
English royal justice very quickly went past the “appellate” level. Itinerant teams of judges traveled the country holding court sessions in different locations.
Since these judges were from out of area and therefore less likely to be inherently biased, litigants generally preferred them.