英國(guó)民族12歌詞

Over five years, Henry and Edward manoeuvred against de Montfort for power until finally, words ran out. For this was no three-month paper revolution, like the original signing of the Magna Carta. The issue could now only be settled on the field of battle. For the first time since the Norman Conquest, the political fate of England was completely fluid, its eventual outcome uncertain. In 1264, de Montfort won the first round at the Battle of Lewes on the ****** Downs. King Henry and Edward were both taken prisoner. The year which followed, with de Montfort in charge, was the closest England came to a republic until the days of Oliver Cromwell. And in Parliament, not just aristocrats and bishops, but ordinary knights of the shire and even burgesses from the towns presumed to discuss the fate of their superiors - a Prince and a King.
在五年的時(shí)間里，亨利和愛(ài)德華對(duì)德·蒙德福特機(jī)關(guān)算盡，企圖謀得權(quán)力。直到最后，意圖昭然天下，這已不再是簽訂《大憲章》時(shí)的那種。歷時(shí)三個(gè)月的紙上革命，這是一個(gè)非武力不可解決的問(wèn)題。自諾曼征服以來(lái)，英格蘭的政治命運(yùn)第一次變得如此動(dòng)蕩不堪，沒(méi)人能預(yù)測(cè)結(jié)果將何去何從。1264年，在蘇塞克斯丘陵的劉易斯戰(zhàn)役中。德·蒙德福特首戰(zhàn)告捷，亨利王和愛(ài)德華同時(shí)淪為戰(zhàn)俘。在接下來(lái)的一年里，德·蒙德福特統(tǒng)帥全局。英格蘭距離共和制一步之遙，未能施行，真正的共和國(guó)是后世的奧利弗·克倫威爾建立的。在議會(huì)中，不只是貴族和主教，就連平凡的的郡級(jí)爵士，甚至是普通鎮(zhèn)民，都敢于討論他們的統(tǒng)治者，國(guó)王和王子的命運(yùn)。