The True Law of Free Monarchies; or, The Reciprocal and Mutual Duty Betwixt a Free King and His Natural Subjects (original spelling: The Trve Lawe of free Monarchies: Or, The Reciprock and Mvtvall Dvetie Betwixt a free King, and his naturall Subiectes) is a book of political theory by James VI of Scotland (later to be crowned James I of England too).[1] It is believed James VI wrote the book to set forth his idea of kingship, in contrast to the contractarian views espoused by, among others, George Buchanan (in De Jure Regni apud Scotos, 1579). James VI had the work published in 1598. It is considered remarkable for setting out the doctrine of the divine right of kings in England and Scotland for the first time. James saw the divine right of kings as an extension of the apostolic succession.
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- ^ Pauline Croft (2003), King James, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-333-61395-3.
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