President Donald Trump is already governing as if the law doesn't apply to him, former federal prosecutor John Flannery told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Wednesday evening. "Your thoughts on what we just saw ...

Restored to power, President Trump claimed that God put him there and asserted the right to single-handedly redraw the world ...

In 1605, a Catholic plot to blow up king and parliament was uncovered. James's firm belief in the divine right of kings, and constant need for money, also brought him into conflict repeatedly with ...

King Richard II acceded the throne at the age of just 10, in 1377.

The divine right of kings was central to the power wielded by European monarchs throughout history. The belief that the king or queen was chosen to rule by God bestowed them with divine power ...

In the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the framers were clear on what they were NOT creating: A monarchy. One delegate expressed the group’s absolute conviction that the founding document must exclude ...