Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates

Index The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates

The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates is a book by John Milton, in which he defends the right of people to execute a guilty sovereign, whether tyrannical or not. [1]

11 relations: Bulstrode Whitelocke, Dartmouth College, Divine right of kings, Eikonoklastes, James Tyrrell (writer), John Canne, John Lilburne, John Milton, John Morrill (historian), Robert Filmer, Thomas Hobbes.

Bulstrode Whitelocke

Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 1605 – 28 July 1675) was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Bulstrode Whitelocke · See more »

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Dartmouth College · See more »

Divine right of kings

The divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Divine right of kings · See more »

Eikonoklastes

Eikonoklastes (from the Greek εἰκονοκλάστης, "iconoclast") is a book by John Milton, published October 1649.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Eikonoklastes · See more »

James Tyrrell (writer)

James Tyrrell (5 May 1642 – 17 June 1718) was an English author, Whig political philosopher, and historian.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and James Tyrrell (writer) · See more »

John Canne

John Canne (d. 1667?) was an English Independent minister and printer.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and John Canne · See more »

John Lilburne

John Lilburne (161429 August 1657), also known as Freeborn John, was an English political Leveller before, during and after the English Civil Wars 1642–1650.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and John Lilburne · See more »

John Milton

John Milton (9 December 16088 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and John Milton · See more »

John Morrill (historian)

John Stephen Morrill, FBA (born 12 June 1946) is a noted British historian and academic who specializes in the political, religious, social, and cultural history of early-modern Britain from 1500-1750, especially the English Civil War.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and John Morrill (historian) · See more »

Robert Filmer

Sir Robert Filmer (c. 1588 – 26 May 1653) was an English political theorist who defended the divine right of kings.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Robert Filmer · See more »

Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

New!!: The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Thomas Hobbes · See more »

Redirects here:

Tenure of King's and magistrates, Tenure of Kings and Magistrates.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tenure_of_Kings_and_Magistrates

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »