NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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inspired by Enlightenment ideas
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the belief in the Divine Right of Kings
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all governments should have written constitutions
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government should protect basic rights and freedoms
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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: -Britain’s kings James I and Charles I believed strongly in the divine right of kings. These kings and others in Europe tried to control both the government and the church. Eventually the people ruled by these kings resisted. They began to fight to gain power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Over time, opposition to the divine right of kings came from a number of sources, including poet John Milton in his pamphlet The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, and Thomas Paine in his pamphlet Common Sense.