It was becoming clear
that Matilda herself
would have to stand at the centre,
the campaign to secure her inheritance.
Her uniquely royal blood -
in which it was housed -
of challenging the sanctity of Stephen's coronation.
And so,
in 1139,
Matilda set foot on English soil
for the first time in eight years.
She came here,
to Arundel Castle.
News quickly reached Stephen
of Matilda's arrival
and he lost no time in marching an army
to Arundel's gates.
For once,
Matilda's sex worked to her benefit,
not her disadvantage.
She was the daughter of a king,
the widow of an emperor
and Stephen's own cousin.
Attempting to wage war
on a woman of such exulted status
would be a profoundly risky business.
So Stephen was reluctantly persuaded
to allow Matilda to leave Arundel.
This played straight into Matilda's hands.
She immediately went to Bristol,
where Robert of Gloucester
waited in his fortress.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:00.000]It was becoming clear
[00:05.200]that Matilda herself
[00:06.203]would have to stand at the centre,
[00:07.955]the campaign to secure her inheritance.
[00:10.447]Her uniquely royal blood -
[00:14.204]in which it was housed -
[00:17.204]of challenging the sanctity of Stephen's coronation.
[00:19.944]And so,
[00:21.455]in 1139,
[00:22.701]Matilda set foot on English soil
[00:24.706]for the first time in eight years.
[00:26.203]She came here,
[00:27.699]to Arundel Castle.
[00:31.337]News quickly reached Stephen
[00:35.088]of Matilda's arrival
[00:36.334]and he lost no time in marching an army
[00:39.590]to Arundel's gates.
[00:41.088]For once,
[00:42.839]Matilda's sex worked to her benefit,
[00:44.590]not her disadvantage.
[00:45.840]She was the daughter of a king,
[00:47.590]the widow of an emperor
[00:48.840]and Stephen's own cousin.
[00:50.090]Attempting to wage war
[00:52.094]on a woman of such exulted status
[00:53.833]would be a profoundly risky business.
[00:56.342]So Stephen was reluctantly persuaded
[01:00.090]to allow Matilda to leave Arundel.
[01:02.578]This played straight into Matilda's hands.
[01:05.593]She immediately went to Bristol,
[01:08.339]where Robert of Gloucester
[01:09.575]waited in his fortress.
📝 纯歌词版本
It was becoming clear
that Matilda herself
would have to stand at the centre,
the campaign to secure her inheritance.
Her uniquely royal blood -
in which it was housed -
of challenging the sanctity of Stephen's coronation.
And so,
in 1139,
Matilda set foot on English soil
for the first time in eight years.
She came here,
to Arundel Castle.
News quickly reached Stephen
of Matilda's arrival
and he lost no time in marching an army
to Arundel's gates.
For once,
Matilda's sex worked to her benefit,
not her disadvantage.
She was the daughter of a king,
the widow of an emperor
and Stephen's own cousin.
Attempting to wage war
on a woman of such exulted status
would be a profoundly risky business.
So Stephen was reluctantly persuaded
to allow Matilda to leave Arundel.
This played straight into Matilda's hands.
She immediately went to Bristol,
where Robert of Gloucester
waited in his fortress.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:00.000]It was becoming clear
[00:05.200]that Matilda herself
[00:06.203]would have to stand at the centre,
[00:07.955]the campaign to secure her inheritance.
[00:10.447]Her uniquely royal blood -
[00:14.204]in which it was housed -
[00:17.204]of challenging the sanctity of Stephen's coronation.
[00:19.944]And so,
[00:21.455]in 1139,
[00:22.701]Matilda set foot on English soil
[00:24.706]for the first time in eight years.
[00:26.203]She came here,
[00:27.699]to Arundel Castle.
[00:31.337]News quickly reached Stephen
[00:35.088]of Matilda's arrival
[00:36.334]and he lost no time in marching an army
[00:39.590]to Arundel's gates.
[00:41.088]For once,
[00:42.839]Matilda's sex worked to her benefit,
[00:44.590]not her disadvantage.
[00:45.840]She was the daughter of a king,
[00:47.590]the widow of an emperor
[00:48.840]and Stephen's own cousin.
[00:50.090]Attempting to wage war
[00:52.094]on a woman of such exulted status
[00:53.833]would be a profoundly risky business.
[00:56.342]So Stephen was reluctantly persuaded
[01:00.090]to allow Matilda to leave Arundel.
[01:02.578]This played straight into Matilda's hands.
[01:05.593]She immediately went to Bristol,
[01:08.339]where Robert of Gloucester
[01:09.575]waited in his fortress.
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