THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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What was the Divine Right of Kings?
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right to not pay taxes
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God given right to rule
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predetermined rise to power
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enlightenment of kings
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -divine right of kings, in European history, a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -[singular] 1. : the right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Divine right of kings was a way of justifying monarchies, particularly in Europe during the 16th to the 18th centuries. The idea is that the king is given his authority directly by God.
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