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Henry wallowed in the praise droolingly lavished on him by courtiers and ambassadors.
亨利沉浸在讒臣與大使們泛濫的恭維中
Henry the gallant, Henry the handsome,Henry the clever, Henry the superstar.
英勇的亨利 英俊的亨利 睿智的亨利 巨星亨利
The only king to have his own personal band hired to go touring with him
唯一一個雇傭自己的私人樂隊巡演的國王
and featuring young Henry himself as lead singer songwriter.
并由年輕的亨利自己主唱與作曲
Egged on by the Pope, who dangled before him the title of Defender of the Faith,
教皇以"護衛信仰者"的頭銜相誘
Henry was determined to make a splashy debut on the European scene.
亨利決心高調進入歐洲政治舞臺
He tried to get his Spanish father-in-law, King Ferdinand,
他試圖說服其岳父費迪南國王
to come in on joint ventures against their mutual enemy,King Louis of France.
與其合力對抗他們共同的敵人 法國國王路易
But when it came to snake-pit politics,Ferdinand was a real pro,
論及迂回狡詐的政治手腕 費迪南絕對是個中高手
shamelessly exploiting Henry's lust for glory,but failing to deliver on the promised armies.
他無恥地利用亨利對榮耀的渴望 卻未履行其所承諾的大軍支持
Henry pushed on without him and, in the summer of 1513,
亨利獨自進軍 1513年夏天
talked up a skirmish with French knights into a major victory called the Battle of the Spurs.
與法國騎士小沖突 演變成一場大捷 即"踢馬刺之戰"
Meanwhile, back home, Queen Catherine and her councillors managed a military victory of major importance at Flodden Field,
與此同時 遠在家中的凱瑟琳王后與她的顧問們 在弗洛登取得了重大的軍事勝利
which left the king of the Scots, james IV, and a dozen Scottish earls dead on the battlefield.
蘇格蘭國王詹姆士四世及十余位蘇格蘭伯爵 均戰死沙場
But behind all this activity at home and abroad,keeping the army supplied, negotiating the treaties,
而策劃這一系列國內外活動 保持軍需供給 談判條約
channelling the king's energies was one of the greatest organisational brains of the age
國王的強力后援 是在當時最偉大的組織者
Archbishop of York,soon to be Chancellor of England, Thomas Wolsey.
約克大主教 很快成為英格蘭總理的托馬斯·沃爾西
