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In early medieval France, the Count of Anjou became enthroned by a mysterious woman.
在中世紀法國的早期,昂儒伯爵因為一位神秘的女性而登上王位。
They married and had several children.
于是他們結(jié)婚并且有了幾個孩子。
But the Count grew concerned because his wife always left church before Mass was celebrated.
但昂儒的擔心日漸增加，因為他的妻子總是在慶祝儀式開始前離開教堂。
One day he ordered his knights to stop her.
有一天,他命令自己的騎士們阻止她這樣的行為。
But she pulled free and flew out through a window.
但她巧妙脫身并且從窗戶飛走。
The Countess of Anjou was never seen again.
自此再也不曾見過伯爵夫人的蹤影。
According to this legend, all 15 Plantagenet kings of England were descended from the demon Countess of Anjou.
按照這個傳說，所有15位英格蘭金雀花王朝國王都是惡魔伯爵夫人的后裔。
Her blood flowed in their veins.
她的血液在這些后代身上流動。
And over the centuries, this provided an explanation for the fierce temper, the bloody family feuds and the brutality of the Plantagenets.
而幾個世紀過后,這種血緣關(guān)系或許就是金雀花王朝火爆脾氣,家庭不和以及冷酷無情的原因。
Richard the Lionheart himself once declared defiantly, "From the Devil we came, and to the Devil we will go."
獅心王理查自己曾公然宣布,“我們是魔鬼的化身,魔鬼去哪里我們就去哪里。”
In the medieval world, all politics was family politics, and the Plantagenet family dominated England for more than 300 years through some of the nation's most famous and infamous kings.
在中世紀的世界中,所有政治都是以家族為中心,在統(tǒng)治英國的300多年中，金雀花王朝家族涌現(xiàn)出最著名及最臭名昭著的國王。
King John. Henry V. Richard III.
約翰。亨利五世，理查德三世。
They were driven by dynastic ambition, striving to expand their power beyond their French homeland.
他們被王朝的野心驅(qū)使,努力擴大自己超出法國國土的力量。
