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本期视频出自BBC纪录片《英国史》之《女王的一生》。
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There were many political heavyweights
对于许多政要来说
for whom Mary was a legitimate,
无疑玛丽是伊丽莎白
attractive alternative to Elizabeth.
最具有吸引力的合法替代者
They were not just a bunch of wild-eyed Catholic dreamers,
他们不止一群狂热的天主教追随者
but men close to the heart of Elizabeth's government.
还有伊丽莎白政权的核心人物
Their most ambitious plan was to annul the Bothwell marriage
他们野心勃勃 打算废除和博思韦尔的婚约
and marry the Queen of Scots to the premier duke of the realm,
让苏格兰女王嫁给王国第一公爵
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
诺福克公爵 托马斯·霍华德
Although Norfolk may have been a Catholic at heart,
尽管诺福克公爵骨子里一直信奉天主教
he was, like so many of this time,
但是 像这个时代很多人一样
outwardly at least, a conforming Protestant.
至少表面上 他是忠于新教的
So it was perfectly reasonable to see the marriage plot
所以 也是合情合理的
as a way of binding up the unhealed wounds of the Reformation,
以联姻的方式弥补宗教改革留下的创伤
but the Queen wasn't fooled not for a moment.
但是女王何其睿智
When the plot was exposed, she sent Norfolk straight to the Tower.
东窗事发时 她直接把诺福克公爵关押在伦敦塔
The plot collapsed.
这个阴谋随之破产了
There was, though, a different kind of fury waiting to happen,
然而 另一簇由天主教点燃的怒火
and this was burning with a Catholic flame.
正待熊熊燃烧
