Divine Right Rule Summary

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This project concerns a detailed study of the Divine Rights Rule and the Glorious revolution in England. It aims to study both these topics while looking into the relationship between the two events. The project specifically concentrates on the end of the Divine Right rule: the reasons for the end and the subsequent consequences of the same and how it lead to the Glorious Revolution.

There are two comprehensive case studies that have been taken up namely Divine Right rule in Asia and the separation of Serbia and Montenegro. The purpose of choosing the first case study is to compare and contrast the Divine Rule elsewhere to the Divine rule in England. On the other hand the purpose of selecting the event of separation of Serbia and Montenegro is to study the peaceful transfer of power like that in England.

The Divine rights theory is a very vast topic and required a lot of research from both books and the internet before I

Generally, one person always claimed to be descended of God and claims to have "evidence" of divine birthright to the kingdom. In many countries the divine rule was followed with certain variations that suited their culture at different periods in history. For example, the Pharaohs in Egypt were said to be selected by gods and apparently were "fated" to rule the entire country. Due to their "divinity," the Pharaohs were then worshipped and looked upon as Gods themselves.
In Asian countries divine rule prevailed largely in the states of China, Malay countries such as Malaysia, Brunei and Philippines and also in our own country in the Tamil culture. In the Mesopotamian culture kings were considered deities only after their death. Some major countries with divine rule in Asia in the past and the origin of divine rule in Asia have been briefly discussed below.

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