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Soviet leaders after Stalin

The divine right of kings

Mark Rathbone looks at divine right theory, which underpinned royal power in medieval and early modern England

Painting of coronation of King Richard II in 1377.
Source B The coronation of King Richard II in 1377. The presence of several bishops at the ceremony is a reminder of the divine right of kings (though this did not prevent his deposition in 1399)
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AQA Britain: power and the people: c.1170 to the present day

OCR (A) Power: monarchy and democracy in Britain c.1000 to 2014

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