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1、第04章Nations英國民族(1216——1348)威爾士,蘇格蘭和愛爾蘭在放棄取走他們的民族統(tǒng)一身份之后,統(tǒng)一了他們的思想,宣言要從EdwardI殘暴統(tǒng)治下獨立。蘇格蘭對英格蘭發(fā)動戰(zhàn)爭,并請威爾士加盟一同反對他們的最高統(tǒng)治者。而這卻導(dǎo)致了愛爾蘭血災(zāi)。威爾士,緊接著蘇格蘭,一個個倒在愛德華一世的鐵錘下。愛德華一世建立了自羅馬以來的最強(qiáng)大的帝國系統(tǒng)。英語字幕文本:Inthelastdecadesofthe13thcentury,thenationsofBritainfoundtheirvoices-loud,confidentanddefiant-a
2、ndtheywereraisedagainstEngland.(WELSHMAN)ThepeopleofSnowdonassertthateveniftheirprinceshouldgiveoverlordshipofthemtotheEnglishking,theywouldrefusetodohomagetoanyforeignerofwhoselanguage,customsandlawtheywereignorant.(IRISHMAN)OnaccountoftheperfidyoftheEnglishandtorecoverournati
3、vefreedom,theIrisharecompelledtoenteradeadlywar.(SCOTSMAN)Foraslongasbutahundredofusremainalive,wewillyieldinnoleastwaytoEnglish?dominion.Wefightnotforglory,norriches,norhonour,butforfreedom.Weknowthesevoices.They'vebeenwithusalongtimenow.Allthesame,it'sashocktohearthemthisearl
4、y,todiscoverthepoliticsofbirthplaceutteredwithsuchpassionandsuchpain.Oncesaid,theycouldnotbeunsaid.WhentheWelsh,theScotsandtheIrishactedontheirwords,thebloodywarsoftheBritishnationsbecameinevitable.Andthesewouldnotjustbebattlesaboutterritories-theywerebattlesforideas,ideasabout
5、whatasovereignnationshouldbe.Anextensionoftheruler'swillorsomethingwider-somethinginvolvingthepeopleaswellastheprince,somethingcalled"thecommunityoftherealm".ThosebattleswouldbefoughtbetweenthepeoplesofBritain.WelshmenwoulddieinScotland,ScotsmenwouldperishinIreland,theEnglishwo
6、uldkillandbekilledeverywhere.Forthefighttothedeathbetweenprincesandprinciples,thebattleforthemakingofanationwouldbeginintheveryheartofEngland.OnemanwasresponsibleforprovokingthepeoplesofBritainintoanawarenessoftheirnationhood,andhewasEngland'sownhome-grownCaesar-EdwardI.In1774,
7、thosemadecuriousbyhisfearsomereputationopenedhistomb.Themaninsidewasasawesomeascontemporarieshadrecorded,dressedinthepurplerobeofaRomanemperor,animpressivesixfoottwotall,fullyjustifyinghisnickname,Longshanks.Uponthatstarkmarbletomb,theonlyornamentationreads..."EdwardusPrimusSco
8、ttorummalleushicest."HammeroftheScots.Afteracenturyofr