Early Stuart England and Divine Right of Kings (Hobbes, Pt. 2)

Part Two of our lecture on Thomas Hobbes and Leviathan, part of a larger series entitled Foundations of Western Political Thought. For this video we examine the historical context of Hobbes's early life, starting with the Tudor period, under Queen Elizabeth I, and extending into the early Stuart period, including King James I and King Charles I. We discuss the origins and evolution of Parliament, Magna Carta, and the common law tradition in the English courts. We discuss the theory or doctrine of divine right of kings. We discuss the origins of that great constitutional document the Petition of Right in 1628. Finally we trace the events that led to the outbreak of civil war in England in the mid 17th century.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
3:12 - Parliament and Magna Carta
7:59 - Tudor England
12:12 - King James and Divine Right
30:56 - King Charles I
36:14 - Hobbes on the Eve of Civil War

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Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University.
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