Quotes On Social Basis Of Power In The Stuart Era

Question 1

Keith wrightson:

Answer 1

‘Few men imagined any alternative to social order’

‘Such exercise of repressing social riots or threats was rarely required’

Question 2

Mark kishlansky:

Answer 2

‘All bowed before the king and the king bowed only before God’
‘Common metaphors for monarchs were fathers of families and a head of a body’

Question 3

Derek hirst:

Answer 3

‘The economic dominance of great land owners diminished’
‘Society diversified’
‘London provided fertile ground for change’
‘A changing economy and social structure shaped’
‘Land owners political influence lessened’

Question 4

Sir Robert filmers theory on social power

Answer 4

Said in his book ‘patriarcha’ that the king was like Adam in the creation story. He had absolute powers to rule family, land, even the life, his wife and death of infants. Just as james does over population. The government was thus patriarchal.

Question 5

Thomas Hobbes theory on the reason we have monarchs

Answer 5

Gave absolute power to a leader for safeguarding of our lives and property. We have a monarch out of necessity.

Question 6

John Locke on why we have a monarch

Answer 6

The world is like a little Eden in which we group together and get a leader with conditional power to help us. Thus we have a monarch out of convenience.