On the Tudor Monarchy and Nobility

JIANG Defu

Dalian University

Nowadays,it is widely accepted by historians that the Tudor monarchy was always powerful.However,there is always a vague cognition which shows that the powerful Tudor monarchy was established by a cruel attack on the nobility,thus contributing to a significant weakening of their position,caused by the severe suppression by the Tudors of their power,status and hierarchical position in society.I will try to reinterpret the relationship between the Tudor monarchy and nobility,and interpret the authority and social position of Tudor nobles to highlight the nature of the relationship between the monarchy and the nobility during this period.