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They thought that God had given them the right to rule as they chose.
The divine right theory holds that rulers are chosen by a higher power, giving them legitimacy to rule. This concept was often used to justify monarchs' authority and maintain stability in their rule. Despite controversy, the divine right theory played a significant role in shaping the political landscape of many societies throughout history.
Monarchs justified absolutism by claiming that they possessed a divine right to rule, meaning that their authority came directly from God. They argued that they were chosen to govern and protect their subjects, and that their rule was necessary to maintain order and stability in society. Additionally, some monarchs promoted the idea that they were uniquely qualified to make decisions and provide guidance, as they were believed to possess superior wisdom and knowledge.
european Imperialism in the late 19th century
The belief is called the "Divine Right of Kings." This belief was used throughout the history of monarchy to provide the right of Kings not to be impeded by their subjects or court.
European monarchs used the Divine Right of Kings to justify every action taken during his or her reign. This came as a result of the Reformation and various other religious struggles within and against the Catholic church. With the Church's power collapsing, Kings such as Henry VIII became keeper of the faith and sought to unite the church. The monarchs began to enforce the idea that they were told directly by God that they were subject to God only. Works such as Hobbe's Leviathan claimed that the sovereign's power came from God and therefore it was sacrilegous to do anything against that power. People accepted that due to their ignorance with the exception of the nobles who saw that the King's unifying power was undermining their own feudal roles.
A background in art history helps validate and justify a critic's judgments
For Europe to rule Asia by force for purposes of gain, and to justify that rule by the pretence that she is civilizing Asia and raising her to a higher level of spiritual life, will be adjudged by history, perhaps, to be the crowning wrong and folly of Imperialism.
A background in art history helps validate and justify a critic's judgments
a background in art history helps validate and justify a critic's judgment.
A background in art history helps validate and justify a critic's judgments