Question

Explain the divine right of kings.

Answer 1

The divine right of kings stems from religion. The king is said to have word from God, God then helps that king take power creating a monarchy. Due to people and their belief in religion, this gives the king a sort of ultimate power over the people that they obey due to the king being able to speak to their Holy God.

Answer 2

the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimes. It was claimed in Britain by the earlier Stuarts and is also associated with the absolutism of Louis XIV of France.