Robert Filmer (1588-1653) was an English political theorist who strongly supported the king's right to rule. He believed that a king alone is the maker of laws through divine right. Some of his more famous works include The Power of Kings, King of England, and Freeholders Grand Inquest touching our Sovereign Lord the King and His Parliament. Peter Laslett (1915-2001) was Reader in Politics and the History of Social Structure at Cambridge University. He was known for his work in the history of political thought and helped establish both the Open Univeristy and the University of the Third Age. Some of his works include A Fresh Map of Life, Family Forms in Historic Europe, and Bastardy and its Comparative History.

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• Introduction; Patriarcha and other Political Works of Sir Robert Filmer; Patriarcha; The Freeholder’s Grand Inquest Touching; The Argument; The Author’s Preface; The Freeholder’s Grand Inquest Touching Our Sovereign Lord The King, and His Parliament; Observations Upon; The Preface; Touching Forms Of Government; Directions For Obedience to Government In Dangerous Or Doubtful Times; Observations Concerning The Origin All Of Government,; The Preface; Observations On Mr. Hobbes’s Leviathan; Observations On Mr. Milton Against Salmasius; Observations Upon H. Grotius De Jure Belli Et Pacis; The Anarchy Of A Limited Or Mixed Monarchy Or; The Preface; The Anarchy Of a Limited Or Mixed Monarchy; The Necessity Of The Absolute Power of all Kings; The Power Of Kings

Robert Filmer (1588-1653) was an English political theorist who strongly supported the king's right to rule. He believed that a king alone is the maker of laws through divine right. Some of his more famous works include The Power of Kings, King of England, and Freeholders Grand Inquest touching our Sovereign Lord the King and His Parliament. Peter Laslett (1915-2001) was Reader in Politics and the History of Social Structure at Cambridge University. He was known for his work in the history of political thought and helped establish both the Open Univeristy and the University of the Third Age. Some of his works include A Fresh Map of Life, Family Forms in Historic Europe, and Bastardy and its Comparative History.

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• Introduction; Patriarcha and other Political Works of Sir Robert Filmer; Patriarcha; The Freeholder’s Grand Inquest Touching; The Argument; The Author’s Preface; The Freeholder’s Grand Inquest Touching Our Sovereign Lord The King, and His Parliament; Observations Upon; The Preface; Touching Forms Of Government; Directions For Obedience to Government In Dangerous Or Doubtful Times; Observations Concerning The Origin All Of Government,; The Preface; Observations On Mr. Hobbes’s Leviathan; Observations On Mr. Milton Against Salmasius; Observations Upon H. Grotius De Jure Belli Et Pacis; The Anarchy Of A Limited Or Mixed Monarchy Or; The Preface; The Anarchy Of a Limited Or Mixed Monarchy; The Necessity Of The Absolute Power of all Kings; The Power Of Kings