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From Divine Rule to Popular Revolt

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By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 5 January 2026 (IDN) —What drives people to extremes? Why do the people behind Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State (IS) get so charged up and angry? To understand this dynamic, it is helpful to return to 16th-century Europe and the furious debates over the divine right of kings. Monarchs increasingly placed themselves beyond the reach of their subjects. William of Orange, leader of the Netherlands, claimed he had “rec…
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indepthnews.net broke the news in on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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