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威尔士公国是由英王爱德华一世于13世纪末以封授特许权的方式建立起来的。在近代早期尤其是16世纪,威尔士公国特许权迅速走向衰落。威尔士亲王以及威尔士公国都被取消了,而且英王还保留了对该地区的立法权,不经过议会他就可以制订有关该地区的法律。尽管17世纪上半叶英王恢复了威尔士亲王称号,但威尔士公国特许权一去不复返了。威尔士公国特许权的衰落是英国向近代社会转型的重要内容,对理解16世纪英国发生“生产关系的革命”具有重要意义。
The Welsh Principality was established by King Edward I in the late 13th century by way of concessions. In early modern times and especially in the 16th century, the franchise of the Principality of Wales rapidly declined. The Prince of Wales and the Principality of Wales were all canceled, and the King retains the legislative power over the area, without which he can make laws about the area. In the first half of the seventeenth century, the King of England resumed the title of Prince of Wales, but the franchise of the Principality of Wales was gone. The decline of Wales’ concession is an important part of Britain’s transition to modern society. It is of great significance for the understanding of the “revolution in relations of production” in Britain in the 16th century.