The Pros And Cons Of The Estate Of Monarchy

The monarchs only listen to god not their own subjects.Divine right was the idea that God made the monarchs.During the the war between the church and the protestants,leaders tried to get a grip on the church,and war and death broke lose from this

In 17th-18th century Europe, the age of absolutism, absolute monarchs ruled most of Europe. Absolute monarchs are rulers that have complete control over the government and its people. They claimed to rule by “divine right,” where their authority comes from God and they were above the law. The views of

Analyze the development of Constitutionalism in England during the 17th century. England’s lengthy history of hereditary monarchs and abusive absolutists has led to the system of constitutionalism in 17th century English government. The encouragement of these absolutism practices triggered the need to search for a new way to govern. The reigns of the Stuart monarchy led to the shift from absolutism to constitutionalism during 17th century England. After witnessing the success of Louis XIV's of France establishment of absolutism, England would soon see that James I, and his son Charles I, will fail at establishing absolutism in England and see a constitutional government established.

It was widely believed that kings had the power to enforce God's works and messages in the country that he ruled. As expressed by King James the First of England,"...kings are...God's lieutenants on earth..."(Document B). Kings are meant to act as God's second in command on earth and enforce God's mission on the people that he rules. According to Bishop Jaques Bousset's Political Treatise,"... the king is sacred, and that to attack him in any way is sacrilege"(Document F). Kings were believed to be sent by God to rule and, therefore, should not be questioned. This belief allowed absolute monarchies to take hold in countries throughout Europe. The rule of these powerful governments allowed prosperity to take hold in

The people that the monarch's were governing believed by their actions that their rulers believed themselves to be equal with God. This caused a

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries absolutism became highly prevalent. Absolutism was a type of national monarchy in which the monarch had great power. Many absolute monarchs kept their countries embroiled in war, which led to

The King began to gain power then eventually he had ultimate power. People began calling Kings, Gods so they became the highest people known to mankind. “Kings are justly called Gods” (Source 4, James I. King of England). Gods were the highest people in the world but eventually Kings started to get the name of a God. Kings started doing whatever they wanted and making new pointless rules because of their new title. Which made the people upset because they were more restricted with more rules. As a result, the Kings were called Gods as an effect of absolutism which gave them more power and made the people

Prior to the Enlightenment, the rules, laws, and social structures were set in stone, relying on the Kings and Queens to make all decisions and declare rights for them, even if they were completely unfair. People of this time argued that, "Royal power is sacred, and nothing is more firmly grounded in the Word of God than the obedience due, as a matter of faith and conscience, to lawful authority...the prince [is] one to whom obedience [is] due without exception."(Bossuet Doc. 4). They believed that God wishes for the King to rule over the people, and only those people could rule, making all decisions about the civilization on their own, and no person should give anything but

Thesis: Rulers during the period from 1450 to 1750 viewed themselves ruling with God’s name and have great power and diverse methods to rule their lands, and they are expected to do everything for their people and have great diplomatic policies.

When The King Took Flight There are many events that happened in history that makes the world how it is today. Many people don’t realize that society has changed dramatically from the 17th century to now. In those days they dealt with a different type of government system, (monarchy) in which the king is in control of the government. Some kings are great in which they run their country well and have the respect of those around them and beneath them in society, and you also have those who don’t have the respect or the authority to the people.

The seventeenth century saw the evolution of two new types of government mainly because of the instability that was caused by religious wars. One type of government was a constitutional monarchy in which rulers were confined to the laws of the state, giving the people some liberties, best exemplified by William and Mary during the Stuart monarchial rule. Constitutional monarchy was successful in mainly in England because of the Magna Carta, which kept the king’s power in check. The other type was absolute monarchy, in which the king has power over everything, shown by the French under Louis XIV. Although these two

Under the absolute monarchy during the eighteenth century, there was a divide between the three estates with the Third Estate, which encompassed subjects with no formal title, being the outcast. The nobility and the clergy formed a cohesive unit that agreed on each other’s needs, leaving the working men and

According to the reading in 17th century, England was influenced by France’s absolutism. The government in England changed to a mixed monarchy and became the first limited monarchy country in the world. Charles II, James II, William III and Mary II were famous persons during that period. Anglo-Dutch Wars was happened in the reign of Charles II. After James II, William and Mary became joint ruler of England. The famous event “Glorious Revolution”, the product of unique circumstances, was took place during the reign of William and Mary. The revolution was the overthrow of the King James II and the start of limited monarchy in England. From religious aspect, James II was proud of his own Roman Catholicism and encouraged the development of Catholicism.

Political dynasty is evident when a person runs for an elective office who has an incumbent elective official occupying a position in the government (Pamaos, 2012). Political dynasty in the Philippines is very prominent due to the numerous lines of families governing a specific area. Filipinos are known for their close relationship with their families. Such is the familial love in Philippine society that some clans have made politics their family’s line of work (Santos, 2010). From the Aquinos, the Marcoses, the Estradas, and to the Binays that is currently handling the city of Makati. Political dynasties here in the Philippines are prohibited as it is stated in the Constitution (Article 2, Section 26) that: “The State shall guarantee equal

Political dynasty is a well known method of politicians in the Philippines wherein the members of the family been made also a member of the government in order for them to not lose power but gain more power. This act abides an unfair and unjust for the reason that the government is not a business that a family can run by themselves, but the government is for all and other people should be given chances wherein they can be the one that leads a community. The government or politics is not a business that can be run by generation and generation of a family the government comprises a critical part of a community having different leaders in every generation and not only one leader that has his or her family in the position of the government cause the system will not change it will just proceed constantly