The Nation-state Building Led By The Tudor Monarchy

The Tudor Dynasty was an important period in the transition of Britain from a feudal state to a modern nation-state.The establishment,consolidation and development of the monarchy was the center of the nations and unified states of Western Europe.In the game with the Holy See,Britain established the supremacy of royal power,so that Britain established a ruling order with the monarch as the core.After experiencing the Hundred Years’ War and the Red and White Rose Wars between Britain and France,Britain basically ended the situation of cross-sea rule,and the country’s political boundaries became clearer.The Renaissance movement,with humanism as its core,awakened the people’s self-consciousness.The Reformation intensified the contradictions and conflicts between the old and new religions in Britain,which threatened the unity of the country.Under this situation,how to establish and maintain the political unity of the country,especially how to break through the religious social traditions pioneered since the Roman Empire,and prevent political divisions caused by differences in religious beliefs,was the most important matter of the Tudor kings.Therefore,from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I,several Tudor kings devoted themselves to the settlement of religious problems.First,English became the national language at the urging of the King,and the officially approved English Bible was promulgated.It reshaped the "Word of God" on the basis of British society,severed ties with the Church of Rome and broke the situation in which the Church of Rome exercised ideological control over its people.British culture moved from "subordination" to "self".Secondly,in order to coordinate the relationship among the church,the people and the state,the kings created an atmosphere of various religious activities through the standardization and unification of the liturgy,built a common religious and cultural foundation,curbed the divisions that may result from religious disputes,enhanced the cohesion among the people,consolidated and strengthened the national cultural identity of the United Kingdom,and promoted the building process of the British nation-state.The building of The British nation-state is a long and arduous process,formed by a combination of various factors,but the political unity and stability of the country are important prerequisites.In the history of the construction of the British nation-state,the dominance of the royal power in this direction is very prominent.The power system of the British Tudor Dynasty with royal power as the core was conducive to the stability of social development.It properly resolved religious issues internally and avoided conflicts between various strata and interest groups and avoided war externally,which has provided a guarantee for the long-term stable development of the country and the formation of a modern state.