Sentence examples for asserted that the king from inspiring English sources

The bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627 1704), one of the principal French theorists of divine right, asserted that the king's person and authority were sacred; that his power was modeled on that of a father's and was absolute, deriving from God; and that he was governed by reason (i.e., custom and precedent).

Edward asserted that the king of Scotland owed him feudal allegiance and intended to create a Union of the Crowns by marrying his son Edward to Margaret, Maid of Norway, who was the sole heir of Alexander III of Scotland.

Eventually, in 1682, the Four Gallican Articles were published as a law of the French state, asserting that the king was in no way subject to the pope in temporal matters and could not be excommunicated and reaffirming the independence of the French church from Rome.

Though Cousins asserted that the referee cursed at him, Kings fans and writers are imploring the 22-year-old to show more restraint and live up to his potential as the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.

He asserted that the monarchy was created by God and that the king was responsible to God alone.

Time Warner Cable asserts that the power ultimately rests with the consumer.

It seems that while on the campaign trail in Iowa, where corn is king, the candidate in question asserted that the song's "amber waves of grain" could be an allusion to corn.

Critics asserted that the signs were discriminatory.

Mr. Rivera and Mr. Pataki asserted that the endorsement of 1199/S.E.I.U.

He asserted that the prosecutors lacked proof.

They also asserted that the result might breed more violence.