Divine Right To Power In Queen Elizabeth

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Elizabeth was a protestant woman and, consequently, people questioned her right to rule England. Woman were seen as inferior and unsuitable at that in time and since as ruler she would take control of the catholic church many wondered if she was fit to ruler England. Because of this concern, it was important for her to stabalize her divine right to power as it applied to religion. This was made possible by the medieval theory of two bodies. “In the theory of two bodies, there was the body natural and the body politic. Both were joined together in the person of the ruler, but the attributes were separate.” The body natural refers to her physical self as a woman while the body politic includes her intellect and authority. People could justify