HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The need to purify the Anglican church of Catholic rituals and symbols
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The belief that a king gets his power to rule directly from God
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The belief that buying an indulgence will get a person into heaven
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The need to have a Church ritual to be closer to God
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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: -The Christian kings of Europe once believed they were answerable to no one except God. This idea became known as the divine right of kings. The divine right was an ancient idea that began with Europe’s medieval kings. They claimed that they had been chosen by God and were his representatives on Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -The divine right to rule, also known as the “divine right of kings, ‘’ is a political doctrine asserting that monarchs derive their authority from God and cannot be held accountable for their actions by human means.
Detailed explanation-4: -Britannica Dictionary definition of DIVINE RIGHT. [singular] 1. : the right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country.