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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！
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❤ HINTS:
Matilda
Henry
Anjou
Geoffrey
全英拼法，听写以音频为主
Having a family of her own meant that Matilda's loyalties were now split. The arrival of his grandsons was a dynastic triumph for Henry. But Matilda's new role as the mother of two young sons left her caught in the middle, between her husband's ambition and her father's refusal, even at the age of 67, to relinquish any part of his hold on power And in 1135, as political disagreement escalated into the flexing of military muscle, Matilda stayed in Anjou with Geoffrey, standing shoulder to shoulder with her husband.
But just as Matilda was fighting for power for her husband, she was suddenly offered power in her own right. Her father, Henry, was taken ill on a hunting trip in November 1135. Knowing that his grandsons were not yet old enough to succeed him, as Henry lay dying he insisted that the nobles abide by the agreement they'd made eight years earlier to allow Matilda to rule. | 
发表于 2016-8-2 13:33:24