本文與「英格蘭宗教改革」及「都鐸早期的政治轉型」兩個研究傳統對話。作者剖析亨利八世政府自1534年起對「佈道活動」及「民間輿論」的管控偵防，呈現英格蘭民間的異議言論與中央政府的布達及檢查機制。本文提出以下結論：一、在官方宣傳的一言堂外，民間社會透過人際網絡，傳播著自己的判斷與輿論；二、「言論案」的審訊記錄顯示，英格蘭社會因國王的「離婚案」產生裂痕；三、亨利政府對言論的掌握細密；四、亨利八世超越以往的社會掌控能力得助於「教會系統」的收編。綜言之，「至高權」的取得讓國王得以「以政領教」，達成英格蘭的「官方宗教改革」，落實「都鐸早期的政治轉型」。

This article engages with two historiographical traditions: the “English Reformation” and the “Tudor political transformation.” By investigating the censorship over preaching and opinion carried out by Henry VIII’s government from 1534, I highlight both dissenting voices of English society and the communication and scrutiny mechanisms of the central government. This article reaches four conclusions. First, apart from the messages promoted by official propaganda, English society formed its own judgments and opinions through personal networks. Second, prosecution records of “seditious words” reveal that English society experienced laceration due to the King’s divorce. Third, Henry’s government censored public opinion closely. And fourth, Henry VIII’s unprecedented ability to control society in the end stemmed from his incorporation of “the Church system” and claims to “royal supremacy,” so that the King, leading both the church and the government, achieved England’s “official reformation” and the “Tudor political transformation.”

英格蘭宗教改革；都鐸朝政治轉型；佈道活動；言論檢查；亨利八世

English Reformation; Tudor political transformation; preaching; censorship of public opinion; Henry VIII