The True Law of Free Monarchies is a book of political theory attributed to James I of England. The work was first written around 1598 and was circulated anonymously. However, it is almost certainly James's. James I wrote the book to set forth his idea of kingship, in contrast to the Puritan views espoused by, among others, George Buchanan (in De Jure Regni (1579)). Upon his coronation, James I had the work published in 1603. It is remarkable for setting out the doctrine of the divine right of kings in England and Scotland for the first time. James saw the divine right of kings as an extension of the apostolic succession.
