Title: Watershed of Modern Politics
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.
Subjects: Political science, history, Political science, History, Monarchy, Church and state, Kings and rulers, Religious aspects