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DIVINE RIGHTS OF KINGS
DIVINE RIGHTS OF KINGS
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the
doctrine
that kings and queens have a
God
-
given
right
to rule, and that
rebellion
against them is a
sin
. This belief was common through the seventeenth century. Used figuratively in this lecture.
—
3rd South African
published appr gls (14.4.92)