三十年战争与英国政治

Thirty Years of War and British Politics

从中世纪后期起,由于议会的日益崛起,历代英王大多遵循这一原则:对外战争必须有议会的支持,否则战争必然导致政治局势的剧烈动荡。查理一世未能遵守这一原则,他在三十年战争期间实行的一系列专制措施与英国悠久的民主传统和法治观念发生了激烈的碰撞,最终导致了政治形势的急剧恶化。

From the late Middle Ages, with the rise of Parliament, the British kings of any age mostly followed the following principle： foreign war must be supported by Parliament, otherwise the war will inevitably lead to the dramatic turmoil of the political situation. However, Charlie I didn＇t follow this principle. During 30 years of war, he implemented a series of dictatorial measures, which has a fierce collision with British long history of traditions of democracy and the rule of law. As a result, the political situation was deteriorated rapidly.