@article{oai:iwate-pu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000472, author = {石橋, 敬太郎 and ISHIBASHI, Keitaro}, journal = {岩手県立大学盛岡短期大学部研究論集. 人文・社会科学編, Bulletin of Morioka Junior College, Iwate Prefectural University. Humanities and social science}, month = {Mar}, note = {Critics tend to compare the process that King James I used to establish his absolute sovereignty in England to the process that Henry VIII used to seize power in Shakespeare's play. During King James' reign, parliament opposed his attempt to extend his power. The play, however, makes no mention of these political struggles. Despite the critic's comparisons, the play's omission of the political struggles makes it difficult to assume that the monarchy of James and that of Henry VIII are comparable. Paying attention to the politics in 1613, when the play was performed for the first time, will make it clear that the choice of counselor was an important political problem in those days. Admittedly, things were getting serious, when the earl of Salisbury, who successfully conducted the policies of James, lost his position in 1610. The King erred in his choice of counselor to succeed the earl. He appointed Henry Howard and his family, who were ambitious and had no regard for politics, to the counsel post. As a result of this, England faced a serious crisis. This crisis led directly to the confrontations between parliament and King James. Then a humanist insisted that the King should choose a good counselor who could give adequate advice to him. In the play, although queen Catharine gave adequate advice to Henry VIII, the king believes the flattery of Wolsey, as James fell for that of the Howard family. That caused the country to be confused. The people suffered from heavy taxes, which Wolsey imposed on them. Finally, Henry VIII appointed Cranmer as counselor. Cranmer was known for his honesty. His counsel led to the recovery of England. The present paper examines the role of the counselor, focusing on the political movement from 1610 to 1613 when the Howard family began to assume the reigns of government. It may be given as a conclusion that the play shows that Henry VIII realized that he should choose a man of honesty as his counselor in order to stabilize his kingdom., 3, KJ00000700118, 論文, Article}, pages = {3--8}, title = {『ヘンリー八世』におけるポリティックスと顧問官の役割}, volume = {創刊号}, year = {1999}, yomi = {イシバシ, ケイタロウ} }