Editing Authority (section)

== United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms ==
The political authority in the British context can be traced to [[James VI and I|James VI and I of Scotland]] who wrote two political treatises called ''[[Basilikon Doron]]'' and ''[[The True Law of Free Monarchies|The True Law of Free Monarchies: Or, The Reciprocal and Mutual Duty Between a Free King and His Natural Subjects]]'' which advocated his right to rule on the basis of the concept of the [[divine right of kings]], a theological concept that has a basis in multiple religions, but in this case, Christianity, tracing this right to the [[apostolic succession]].

Sovereign kings and queens in the United Kingdom and the [[Commonwealth realm]]s are considered the foundations of judicial, legislative and executive authority.