Dynasty（1087~1216）
1066年之后，Angevin王朝征服了，Schama（作者）说“征服所迎得的是混乱、屠杀、饥荒、勒索”。留在英国人心里的是亨利2世，那个建立了延续到今日的法律体制和城市服务的男人。尽管被人们记忆最深的是他谋杀了最powerful的烈士Thomas Becket。在亨利的四个儿子中，两个当了国王。其中Richard对他的父亲宣战并在十字军东征中被捕，而John的失败则是被他的男爵鼓动印刷了Magna Carta。
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❤ HINTS:
Eleanor
Richard
John
英式拼法，以音频内容为准
I, Eleanor, Queen of England, unhappy mother, pitied by no one, have arrived at this miserable old age. Two sons lie in dust and their unhappy mother is tortured by their memory. King Richard is in irons. His brother John ravages the kingdom with fire and sword. I know not which side to take. If I leave England, I abandon the kingdom of my son John, torn by civil war. If I stay, I may never see the dearly beloved face of my son Richard again.
There was nothing the Pope could do about her plight. Money, however, could do the trick. Two years and 34 tonnes of gold later, Richard was ransomed into freedom, but his kingdom was bankrupt.我，埃莉诺，英格兰王后，不幸的母亲，却无人同情，已至悲惨暮年。两个儿子在六尺之下，而他们悲伤的母亲，终日为此黯然神伤。理查国王成了阶下囚，他的弟弟约翰，想挑起战争，陷国家于水火。我不知该站在哪边，若我离开英格兰，便是任由约翰将这个王国，毁于内战之苦。如果我留下来，那我也许就再也无法见到我的挚爱之子，理查。
对于她的困境，教皇也无计可施，而金钱始终是万能的。花费两年时间，缴纳了34吨黄金，理查重获自由，但他的王国已近崩溃。 | 
发表于 2016-8-2 13:37:51