But did the realm want to change the system? Or only the top few?
Well, that's part of the problem. If the bottom few want to change things, they can rebel. But if the top few want to change things, they can rebel.... against themselves? This doesn't make much sense if you think of it as rebellion against the ruler.
But still, they are rebelling of a sort, not against the ruler but against the guardians of tradition of the realm (churches, judges, minor nobility, etc).
I think it makes RP sense that a ruler would use the troops at his command to rally the army and overthrow the established order. The current mechanics also works that way. The Ruler is autobanned, but by the lawyers of the realm; as soon as those are kicked out, the ban is lifted.
