the divine right of kings
noun/ðə dɪˌvaɪn raɪt əv ˈkɪŋz/
/ðə dɪˌvaɪn raɪt əv ˈkɪŋz/
[singular]- the idea that kings and queens are given their right to rule by God and that therefore nobody should question that right. The last king in Britain to rule completely according to this belief was Charles I. After the English Civil War the idea was gradually replaced by constitutional monarchy.
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