英国的第一位新君主——都铎首君述论之四

THE FIRST "NEW MONARCH" OF ENGLAND

亨利七世上台后,努力恢复被内战削弱的王权。他成功地改善了王室的财政状况,使王权在经济上摆脱了对贵族的依赖;他完善了以御前会议为中心的行政体系,加强了国王对议会的控制,既提高了行政效率,又保证了令由己出;此外,他多次改革地方行政管理制度,使王权能更有效地深入到地方。亨利七世使英王的权威显著加强,堪称英国的第一位“新君主”。

After he came to power, Henry Ⅶ endeavored to strengthen the kingship that had been weakened during the civil war. He successfully improved the financial situation by all means so as to free the kingship from dependence on the aristocrats. Henry Ⅶ built an efficient administrative system centered around the king＇s council. As a result, he enhanced his control over the parliament either to raise administrative efficiency or to pledge to issue his orders. In addition, he managed to penetrate the power of kingship more effectively into the local areas by reforming the local administrative systems. Henry Ⅶ strengthened king＇s authority remarkably. Thus he may be rated as the first ＂new monarch＂ in England history.