There was a theoretical conceptual framework for having a king or queen having absolute powers.

这个学说是］国王和女王,拥有绝对权力的理论框架

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

Middle-class Puritans like John Milton find themselves upholding the authority of Parliament over the authority of King Charles and over the authority of the official Church of England.

中产阶级的清教徒像弥尔顿，发现自己,把议会的职权看得比国王查尔斯的权力要重,甚至比英格兰正式的教会的权力还重要。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The king has got important powers.

国王确实拥有很强大的权力

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选