【BBC英国史】Conquest帝国征程(20)
Conquest 征服（1000——1087）九个小时的战役（the Battle of Hastings）之后，一切都改变了，诺曼人取代了盎鲁——萨克逊人，英国从此走上另一条道路。当法国人到来时，Harold解除了他哥哥Tostig的武装。他率领他的最后的部队向南冲锋了187英里。最后他在Senlac山上面对着向他冲来的威廉的骑士和弓箭手。1066年的圣诞节那天，威廉登上了英格兰的王位，英国成为诺曼人帝国的一部分，而威廉也成为第一个王。
HINTS:
Tostig
Harold
Earl Morcar
Godwine
Anglo-Saxon
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201303/201303100551494687024.mp3He could back his younger brother Tostig against the rebels, but that might create a civil war. Or he could forget about blood ties and support Tostig's enemies. In return, they might just feel grateful enough to offer him their crucial support, when the time came for him to make his bid for the English throne. In the end, Harold put ambition before brotherly love. He threw out Tostig and replaced him with the Earl Morcar. Harold had broken Godwine clan solidarity and turned his own brother into a mortal enemy. It was this merciless war of brothers which in the end cost Harold his throne and his life. More than anything else, it was the cause of the death of Anglo-Saxon England.若支持弟弟托斯提戈与反抗贵族为敌，就会引发一场内战。若不顾血肉之情，支持托斯提戈的敌人，贵族们可能会感恩于心。在他准备夺下王位的时候，回报他以至关重要的支持。最终，哈罗德的野心战胜了手足之情。他扔下了托斯提戈，让莫卡伯爵代替了他。哈罗德破坏了戈德温家族的团结，将亲弟弟变成了自己的死敌，正是兄弟间无情的战争，让哈罗德最终赔了王位，更丢了性命。更重要的是，这也成为了盎格鲁撒克逊英格兰消亡的原因。
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