从流民法看都铎时期议会与王权的关系

都铎时期是英国从中世纪封建社会向近代资本主义社会过渡的历史大变革时期。英国虽确立了君主专制制度,但国王在政策上仍需要议会的支持,议会亦需要王权的保护。这种“互助”的关系也反映在流民立法上。当英国出现严重的流民问题时,议会颁布的一系列法令法规中充分体现了国王的意志。因此,无论是“血腥立法”还是“社会福利”立法,其根本目的都是解决社会危机,避免发生动乱,稳固统治,在这一点上议会与国土的利益是一致的,国王与议会的关系是对立统一的。

The Relationship Between the Parliament and the King Seen from the Vagrant Law in Tudor Monarchy

Tudor was a changing period in which England was turning from medieval Feudalism to modern Capitalism. But Tudor Absolutism was not as that of the other countries on the continent. The king needed the support of the parliament and the parliament needed the king. too. This kind of relationship reflected on the Vagrant Law. Although parliament acted as a power that restricted the power of the king, its acts of Vagrant Law were full of king's will. So no matter the "Bloody Law"or the "Relief Law"was to solve the problem of the society, prevent rebellion, stabilize the government, on this point the relationship between the parliament and the king in Tudor England was unity of opposites.