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1、第04章Nations英国民族（1216——1348）威尔士，苏格兰和爱尔兰在放弃取走他们的民族统一身份之后，统一了他们的思想，宣言要从EdwardI残暴统治下独立。苏格兰对英格兰发动战争，并请威尔士加盟一同反对他们的最高统治者。而这却导致了爱尔兰血灾。威尔士，紧接着苏格兰，一个个倒在爱德华一世的铁锤下。爱德华一世建立了自罗马以来的最强大的帝国系统。英语字幕文本：Inthelastdecadesofthe13thcentury,thenationsofBritainfoundtheirvoices-loud,confidentanddefiant-a
2、ndtheywereraisedagainstEngland.(WELSHMAN)ThepeopleofSnowdonassertthateveniftheirprinceshouldgiveoverlordshipofthemtotheEnglishking,theywouldrefusetodohomagetoanyforeignerofwhoselanguage,customsandlawtheywereignorant.(IRISHMAN)OnaccountoftheperfidyoftheEnglishandtorecoverournati
3、vefreedom,theIrisharecompelledtoenteradeadlywar.(SCOTSMAN)Foraslongasbutahundredofusremainalive,wewillyieldinnoleastwaytoEnglish dominion.Wefightnotforglory,norriches,norhonour,butforfreedom.Weknowthesevoices.They'vebeenwithusalongtimenow.Allthesame,it'sashocktohearthemthisearl
4、y,todiscoverthepoliticsofbirthplaceutteredwithsuchpassionandsuchpain.Oncesaid,theycouldnotbeunsaid.WhentheWelsh,theScotsandtheIrishactedontheirwords,thebloodywarsoftheBritishnationsbecameinevitable.Andthesewouldnotjustbebattlesaboutterritories-theywerebattlesforideas,ideasabout
5、whatasovereignnationshouldbe.Anextensionoftheruler'swillorsomethingwider-somethinginvolvingthepeopleaswellastheprince,somethingcalled"thecommunityoftherealm".ThosebattleswouldbefoughtbetweenthepeoplesofBritain.WelshmenwoulddieinScotland,ScotsmenwouldperishinIreland,theEnglishwo
6、uldkillandbekilledeverywhere.Forthefighttothedeathbetweenprincesandprinciples,thebattleforthemakingofanationwouldbeginintheveryheartofEngland.OnemanwasresponsibleforprovokingthepeoplesofBritainintoanawarenessoftheirnationhood,andhewasEngland'sownhome-grownCaesar-EdwardI.In1774,
7、thosemadecuriousbyhisfearsomereputationopenedhistomb.Themaninsidewasasawesomeascontemporarieshadrecorded,dressedinthepurplerobeofaRomanemperor,animpressivesixfoottwotall,fullyjustifyinghisnickname,Longshanks.Uponthatstarkmarbletomb,theonlyornamentationreads..."EdwardusPrimusSco
8、ttorummalleushicest."HammeroftheScots.Afteracenturyofr
