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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Divine Right"”.
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The origins and transformation of the nonjuror schism, 1670-1715 : illustrated by special reference to the career, writings and activities of Dr. George Hickes, 1642-1715
… Passive obedience, non-resistance and hereditary divine right were political theories based on scripture, the early church, the sufferings of the early martyrs and of Christ himself. The clergy, as a special class of educated professionals, could advance themselves significantly in their calling …
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Robert Bruce of Kinnaird and the Resilience of Presbyterianism in Scotland: 1610–1637.
… through a period of royal belief in a monarch’s divine right to rule absolutely.<br/>The thesis concludes that Presbyterianism’s eventual triumph at the General Assembly of 1638 cannot be understood apart from its underground resilience during 1610–1637. By emphasising the relationship between …
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Forms of Enclosure: The Convent Plays of the French Revolution
… playhouse, where civil authority replaced the divine right of kings.
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This Prison Where I Live: Authority and Incarceration in Early Modern Drama
… the prison's liminality allows early modern playwrights to explore the nature of royal privilege. I analyze Marlowe's Edward II, Shakespeare's Richard II, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and Fletcher's The Island Princess through the cultural and historical lens of imprisonment, determining that the …
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Lincoln's Shakespearean Education
… discusses Lincoln and Shakespeare’s views of divine and natural right in light of John Neville Figgis, King James, and Leo Strauss’ writings on the topics. The chapter uses Richard II, Macbeth , and King Lear as the primary basis for comparison. The connection between the two are as …
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"Let heaven kiss earth!": The Function of Humanism and Animism in Shakespeare's Richard II and Henry IV, Parts I and II
As Shakespeare composed the three history plays discussed here, English culture faced a shift in its dominant belief system from an animistic perspective that valued nature and superstition to a humanistic perspective based on reason and personal relationships. In Richard II, Shakespeare creates …