james vi wrote trew law.
james vi wrote trew law.
who wrote trew law?
james vi
in 1597–8, james wrote two works, "the trew law of free monarchies" and "basilikon doron" (royal gift), in which he established an ideological base for monarchy. in the "trew law", he sets out the divine right of kings, explaining that for biblical reasons kings are higher beings than other men, though "the highest bench is the sliddriest to sit upon". the document proposes an absolutist theory of monarchy, by which a king may impose new laws by royal prerogative but must also pay heed to tradition and to god, who would "stirre up such scourges as pleaseth him, for punishment of wicked kings". "basilikon doron", written as a book of instruction for the four-year-old prince henry, provides a more practical guide to kingship. despite banalities and sanctimonious advice, the work is well written, perhaps the best example of james's prose. james's advice concerning parliaments, which he understood as merely the king's "head court", foreshadows his difficulties with the english commons: "hold no parliaments," he tells henry, "but for the necesitie of new lawes, which would be but seldome". in the "true law" james states that the king owns his realm as a feudal lord owns his fief, because:
james vi and i and the english parliament
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trew is the surname of:









































section::::people.









































bullet::::- abdias trew (1597-1669), german mathematician









































bullet::::- antony trew (1906–1996), south african writer and business man









































bullet::::- arthur trew (19th c.), irish stevedore and protestant preacher









































bullet::::- beatrice trew (1897–1976), canadian politician









































bullet::::- billy trew (1878–1926), welsh rugby union player









































bullet::::- kim trew, canadian politician









































bullet::::- peter trew (born 1932), english politician









































bullet::::- ray trew, british businessman and football executive









































bullet::::- tony trew (born 1941), south african politician









































section::::fictional characters.









































bullet::::- "thomas trew", the main character in a fantasy series, see author sophie masson









































section::::see also.
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