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I, Eleanor, Queen of England, unhappy mother, pitied by no one, have arrived at this miserable old age. Two sons lie in dust and their unhappy mother is tortured by their memory. King Richard is in irons. His brother John ravages the kingdom with fire and sword. I know not which side to take. If I leave England, I abandon the kingdom of my son John, torn by civil war. If I stay, I may never see the dearly beloved face of my son Richard again. There was nothing the Pope could do about her plight. Money, however, could do the trick. Two years and 34 tonnes of gold later, Richard was ransomed into freedom, but his kingdom was bankrupt. |
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wǒ, āi lì nuò, yīng gé lán wáng hòu, bù xìng de mǔ qīn, què wú rén tóng qíng, yǐ zhì bēi cǎn mù nián. liǎng gè ér zi zài liù chǐ zhī xià, ér tā men bēi shāng de mǔ qīn, zhōng rì wèi cǐ àn rán shén shāng. lǐ chá guó wáng chéng le jiē xià qiú, tā de dì di yuē hàn, xiǎng tiǎo qǐ zhàn zhēng, xiàn guó jiā yú shuǐ huǒ. wǒ bù zhī gāi zhàn zài nǎ bian, ruò wǒ lí kāi yīng gé lán, biàn shì rèn yóu yuē hàn jiāng zhè gè wáng guó, huǐ yú nèi zhàn zhī kǔ. rú guǒ wǒ liú xià lái, nà wǒ yě xǔ jiù zài yě wú fǎ jiàn dào wǒ de zhì ài zhī zǐ, lǐ chá. duì yú tā de kùn jìng, jiào huáng yě wú jì kě shī, ér jīn qián shǐ zhōng shì wàn néng de. huā fèi liǎng nián shí jiān, jiǎo nà le 34 dūn huáng jīn, lǐ chá chóng huò zì yóu, dàn tā de wáng guó yǐ jìn bēng kuì. |