Were to be king, god had to choose you, so in theory whatever the king does/ says god agrees and is behind it.
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Macbeth
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Macduff
Macbeth caused it, Lady Macbeth proposed it, the stewards were killed for it, and the king's sons took the blame for it.
Macbeth is accused of treason and regicide by Macduff. Macduff confronts Macbeth for killing King Duncan, breaking the divine right of kings, and usurping the throne.
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.
the divine right of kings were being patient with 500 people.
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.
Jean Bodin, a French political philosopher, was a strong prominent of the divine right of kings. Bodin lived from 1530 to 1596.
The idea that kings and queens ruled by the will of God was called the divine right of kings. This concept held that monarchs derived their authority directly from God, and therefore their rule was considered absolute and beyond challenge.
Opposition to the divine right of kings came from various sources throughout history, including political theorists like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau who advocated for democratic principles, religious figures questioning the monarch's authority, and movements like the English Civil War in the 17th century that sought to limit royal power.
"Might Makes Right".
The divine right of kings.
That a monarch was appointed by the will of god.
God's authority
divine kingship is that the right to rule was god-given