The Age of Absolutism: Divine Right
Students will explore the theory of Divine Right and the centralization of power in the hands of European monarchs.
Key Questions
- Explain the core tenets of the theory of Divine Right and its implications for governance.
- Analyze the strategies absolute monarchs employed to diminish the power of the nobility.
- Assess whether absolute monarchy was a necessary stage in the historical development of the nation-state.
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