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why 'the divine right of kings' (still) matters

  • Written by: Kit MacFarlane, Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature, University of South Australia
why 'the divine right of kings' (still) mattersPortrait of Richard II – artist unknown, c. late 16th century.

What do you do with a bad king? And what do you do when that bad king is (allegedly) appointed by God?

Shakespeare’s Richard II is a play that asks us, among other things, what it means to have power, what it means to take power, and what we’re left with when power is...

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