The monarch was ruling the country for everyone, and for themselves. One indirect result of both feudalism and medieval Christianity was a strengthening of the idea of liberty. The Middles Ages led to the revolution in understanding called "The Scientific Revolution" preceding the Enlightenment. This is a time were many of John Locke's ideas were formed and created from.
The Scientific Revolution was a vital time period that led to the Enlightenment. Scientists made many important discoveries. One scientists, Sir Isaac Newton, scientific theories propelled the Enlightenment forward. Because Newton's laws dictated that the universe was an ordered place, people believed that the natural world worked on knowable principles. The thought if reason could yield facts about the universe then it could be used also to understand and solve humanity's social, economic, and political problems. So, inspired by Newton's ability to find underlying causes to the world of matter, a new generation of thinkers began taking new approaches to uncover other mysteries. The influence of the scientific revolution moved beyond the world of science to philosophers. They resulted in many varied conclusions regarding human tendencies. There were two very important philosophers.
One of the important philosophers was a man named Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes had very strong political preferences. Part of this was due to his experience of political turmoil in the English Civil War. He voiced his support for the continuation of monarchy and the continuation of the feudal system. He believed a government was necessary because without it life would be, "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Thomas Hobbes also argued that human nature was essentially narrow minded and self-centered in other words, he was convinced that all humans were selfish and wicked in nature. The only way, he said, to escape the evil world was to give up all rights to a strong ruler, preferably an absolute monarchy, which could impose order and demand obedience keeping citizens under control.
