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... rulers of Europe , having triumphed over the feudal nobles , proceeded to revive the autocratic traditions of imperial Rome . Like the later Roman emperors , they posed as absolute sovereigns , who held their power , not from the choice ...
... rulers of Europe , having triumphed over the feudal nobles , proceeded to revive the autocratic traditions of imperial Rome . Like the later Roman emperors , they posed as absolute sovereigns , who held their power , not from the choice ...
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... ruler whom it was a religious duty to obey . The Lutherans , therefore , defended the divine right of kings ... rulers derive their authority from the people and that those who abuse it may be deposed by the will of the people . The ...
... ruler whom it was a religious duty to obey . The Lutherans , therefore , defended the divine right of kings ... rulers derive their authority from the people and that those who abuse it may be deposed by the will of the people . The ...
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... ruler who proclaimed himself the source of all and James I law . When James , always extravagant and a poor financier , came before it for money , Parliament insisted on its right to withhold supplies until grievances were redressed ...
... ruler who proclaimed himself the source of all and James I law . When James , always extravagant and a poor financier , came before it for money , Parliament insisted on its right to withhold supplies until grievances were redressed ...
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... ruler of England . Execution of Charles I , The Rump Parliament , as the remnant of the House of Commons was called , immediately brought the king before a High Court of Justice composed of his bitterest enemies . He refused to ...
... ruler of England . Execution of Charles I , The Rump Parliament , as the remnant of the House of Commons was called , immediately brought the king before a High Court of Justice composed of his bitterest enemies . He refused to ...
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... rulers are responsible to their subjects . 142. The Commonwealth and the Protectorate , 1649-1660 The Rump Parliament abolished the House of Lords and the office of king . It named a Council of State , most of whose members were chosen ...
... rulers are responsible to their subjects . 142. The Commonwealth and the Protectorate , 1649-1660 The Rump Parliament abolished the House of Lords and the office of king . It named a Council of State , most of whose members were chosen ...
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