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Rheinlaender Posted 21 years ago
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0 A phrase of the Engish Common Law quotes "The King can not do wrong". I once heared the version “The King can not do unright” - I can not retract the source for this version – may anyone could help? 0-
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Also, the 17th century saw Jacques-Benigne Bousset's notion of 'the Divine Right of Kings' adopted by Louis XIV of France. England's King Charles I followed suit and proclaimed that he ruled by Divine Right of Kings. Central to this philosophy is that the King can do no wrong.
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