History 2403E Lecture : Political Theory
22 Mar 2012
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Religious laws they were also bound to. To govern in the interest of their people. There is a contractual obligation that binds the king and the person. Medieval kings had emphasized the power given to them by god. The office of the king was sacred, not the person himself. This is why succession becomes such a huge issue continuity of the office has to maintain its relationship with. If the kings become viewed as heretical, he has broken his contract with god the people must resist their king to uphold their own contract with god. The same could be said about a king who is tyrannical. The right of resistance rests in the hands of the people appoint representatives to confront the king: if the king did not listen to the representatives: they were not allowed to violently resist, only endure. The ones concerned with this are the jesuits.
