【BBC英国史】Conquest帝国征程(2)

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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:
        Edward
        Harold
       
And then Edward stretched out his hand and touched Harold. But was he giving him a blessing or a curse? Was this the hand of God making Harold king? Nobody knew for sure, but Harold had no qualms. Harold seized the crown. The question now was for how long would he keep it? And then, in the April sky, the hand of God showed itself as a comet, the hairy star, and everyone knew this was no blessing but an evil omen. The year was 1066. Historians like a quiet life and usually they get it. For the most part, history moves at a glacial pace, working its changes subtly.后来，爱德华伸手握住了哈罗德。这究竟是祝福还是诅咒呢？还是上帝要借老国王之手把王位传给哈罗德？究竟何意，无人知晓。但哈罗德却无丝毫疑虑，抓住机会，登上了王位。现在的问题是，他能在这王位上坐多久。紧接着，在四月的某一天，一颗彗星传来了上帝的旨意，这颗扫帚星让所有人意识到，此非赐福，而是凶兆。时年1066。历史学家多爱平静的生活，也通常得偿所愿。多数时候，历史是在缓慢的进程中悄然变化着。