Watershed of Modern Politics
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780300194432
Subjects: Political science, history
Description: Focuses on the era of the divine right of kings, the last period when kingship was a vital political institution. Identifies the assassinations of Henry III and Henry IV of France as the start of serious challenges to royal sovereignty, with the execution of Charles I of England representing the decisiive repudiation of sacral kingship.