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The English bill of rights was the first document to contain which idea?
The English monarch had absolute power and ruled by divine right.
Divine rights of the monarchs?
The divine right theory believed by some monarchs (famously, Louis XIV and James II) was that the ruler's power was God-given and thus the monarch was only responsible to God, rather than the subjects.
Which document limited the power of the monarch?
The english Bill of Rights.
The English bill of rights took away what from the monarch's?
Power
How are divine right and absolute monarchy linked?
Divine Right is what gives legitimacy to the absolute monarch. Divine Right argues that the specific king who governs was chosen by the local religion's divinities to rule, which nullifies much of the opposition to his power. Vested with the power granted by divine right, an absolute monarch can then go about making all of the political decisions in the country.
What strictly limited the power of the English monarch after 1689?
English bill of rights
The belief that God gave the monarch the right to rule is the?
Divine right of kings. This concept asserts that a monarch's authority to rule comes directly from God, making their power absolute and not subject to challenge. It was a widely held belief in many European monarchies during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
What document gives power to the people while limiting some power of the monarch?
The Bill of Rights in 1688.
King believed to be elected by God?
It has to do with divine right. That is when the monarch/leader believes that their power was appointed to them by "God" or "Gods".
What document strictly limited the power of the English monarch after 1689?
The English Bill of Rights
What was the second document to limit the power of a monarch after the magna carta?
English Bill of Rights
The document that demanded rights for nobles and limited the power of the monarch was the .?
That very important historical document is known as the "Magna Carta".
