King James VI and I's The Trew Law of Free Monarchies, Robert Waldegrave, 1598, is a primary political text, a reigning monarch's own treatise on the divine right of kings. Its strength is that it is the king's own statement of the doctrine in his own words, written before he took the English throne. Its limit is the ordinary one for a ruler's own political argument: it makes a case for his own authority rather than offering an independent or neutral account of the doctrine's development.
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AuthorJames VI and I
PublisherRobert Waldegrave
The royal printer, Edinburgh, 1598. Publication Year1598
Source Typeprimary-text
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Reliability Tier1
NotesKing James VI and I's own treatise on the divine right of kings, 1598; a monarch's own political text, not independent scholarly analysis.
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This source names James VI and I directly: "King James VI and I's The Trew Law of Free Monarchies, Robert Waldegrave, 1598, is a primary political text, a reigning monarch's own treatise on the divine right of kings."
Source The Trew Law of Free MonarchiesJames VI and I
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This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds.
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