All information is subject to human bias. A historian could interpret the cat carvings on the egyptian wall as proof they worshipped cats, while another could say they just thought they were super funny and the carvings were their version of the internet.
It means that the military works for the king and not for the people that it should protect. He refers to the King of Britain and the sentence means that he basically uses the army not to protect the people, but as his own personal army to fight wars against who he thinks is the enemy. Instead of military working to protect the people, the military does not have accountability with the people.
From your given choices, Language and Art and Architecture
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Colloquial? I think. Hope this helps