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Henry had grown up with the Charter,signed by his father king John in 1215,
亨利在《大憲章》的影響下成長 這是由他父親約翰王于1215年簽署通過的
which put real limits on the power of the king.
該法律是用來限制英國國王權力
A bit of a blow for a king who wanted absolute authority.
這對渴望絕對權力的統治者如當頭棒喝
Kings could no longer ignore the complaints of their subjects.
國王再也不能無視子民們的怨言
They could be forced to submit to a council of the barons.
他們必須向男爵理事會述政
That council thought of itself as the voice of the community of the realm,
該理事會自詡為 王國的發言機構
and even now began to be called "parliament".
時至今日 他們被稱作 議會
Its role would be to hold the king to his contract.
它的作用就是保證國王規行矩步
Since Henry had become king as a boy of nine,he'd had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.
由于亨利即位時只有九歲 他無從選擇 有苦只能往肚里咽
However, as he grew older, Henry burned with frustration
然而 隨著年齡的增長 亨利越發沮喪
and became determined to get free of its shackles to restore the unchallenged authority of the crown.
終于下定決心要掙脫束縛 復辟君主至高無上的權利
Knowing that this couldn't happen without a fight,Henry accepted a compromise position for many years,
亨利深知此舉必將引發政治斗爭 因此多年來 他一直妥協忍讓
that the king was not free to govern through pure royal will.
保證國王不會憑個人意愿 獨斷政事
But Henry III was also a Plantagenet,and plantagenets dreamed dangerous dreams
但亨利三世也是金雀花家族的一員 金雀花家族歷來野心勃勃
expensive dreams of campaigns far abroad which no one in York or Canterbury could quite see the points of.
不惜代價地想擴張領土 而約克家族或坎特伯雷家族 始終無法明白他們這樣做意義何在
When Plantagenets thought they might get unwelcome advice,they stopped listening - until, that is, they were made to.
金雀花王朝一旦遇到逆耳的建議 就拒絕聽取 直到 非聽不可的地步
