【BBC英国的那些女王们】玛蒂尔达和埃莉诺42
800年前，玛蒂尔达差点儿就依靠自己的顺位继承权成为英格兰历史上第一位女王！玛蒂尔达如何抵达了权力的巅峰，却又功亏一篑，与王位失之交臂？她的儿媳阿基坦的埃莉诺（法王路易七世之妻，后嫁英王亨利二世）同样是一个令人生畏的强悍女性。虽然埃莉诺以中世纪的古典骑士之爱被后人所铭记，但是，在她漫长的一生中，她先后嫁了两个国王，唯一的后果就是引起了一场叛乱...她最终在70高龄问鼎权力之巅！
❤ HINTS:
Eleanor
Duchy
Henry
Aquitaine
Poitiers
Duchess
全英拼法，听写以音频为主
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201309/201309190503585227617.mp3The task of governing Henry's huge and unwieldy empire was a challenging one, which kept him constantly on the move. Aquitaine, at its most southern edge, was culturally and politically alien to Henry but it was Eleanor's homeland. And in 1168, Eleanor went to govern the Duchy in her husband's name. For Henry this was a matter of political strategy, but for Eleanor an opportunity and a welcome homecoming. Hidden inside what are now the law courts in Eleanor's city of Poitiers is all that remains of her vast palace.
We don't know very much about the details of Eleanor's rule but it's clear that she exercised independent power here, holding great courts where she gathered Aquitaine's lords around her. But she wasn't accused of unnatural pride, as Matilda had been in England. Instead, her role as Aquitaine's Duchess was accepted. A woman in charge was much less challenging, it turned out, if she were ruling as the lieutenant of an absent husband.
页:
[1]