The Divine Right of Kings Reconsidered

The Divine Right of Kings Reconsidered

The belief that a history of the origins and sources of a set of ideas is never by itself able to provide a complete account of the uses to which those ideas can be put is discussed in relation to the historical divine right of kings.

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Veröffentlicht in:The English historical review 1992-10, Vol.107 (425), p.837-861
1. Verfasser: Burgess, Glenn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Common law
Divine right
Divinity
History
Jacobean era
Kings
Monarchy
Obedience
Parliaments
Religion
Sovereignty
Tyranny
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Zusammenfassung:The belief that a history of the origins and sources of a set of ideas is never by itself able to provide a complete account of the uses to which those ideas can be put is discussed in relation to the historical divine right of kings.
ISSN:0013-8266
1477-4534