Matilda cleverly promised Bishop Henry first place
among her advisors.
And in return
he rallied the church to her cause.
In April 1141,
Bishop Henry convened a special counsel of the church
at Winchester.
Among those who attended
was the chronicler, William of Malmesbury.
This is a translation of William's chronicle
and it's an extraordinary thing
more than 800 years later
to read an eye witness account.
It turned out
that the Bishop was a master of political spin.
He explained to the council
that when King Henry died,
he had left his crown to his daughter.
"But,"
he said,
"because it seemed tedious to wait for the lady
who made delays in coming to England
since her residence was in Normandy,
thought was taken for the peace of the country
and my brother allowed to reign."
This was a piece of breath-taking revisionism
but the Bishop didn't stop there.
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:00.000]Matilda cleverly promised Bishop Henry first place
[00:04.468]among her advisors.
[00:05.716]And in return
[00:07.467]he rallied the church to her cause.
[00:10.218]In April 1141,
[00:14.218]Bishop Henry convened a special counsel of the church
[00:17.466]at Winchester.
[00:18.716]Among those who attended
[00:20.716]was the chronicler, William of Malmesbury.
[00:23.218]This is a translation of William's chronicle
[00:28.461]and it's an extraordinary thing
[00:30.971]more than 800 years later
[00:32.461]to read an eye witness account.
[00:34.721]It turned out
[00:36.719]that the Bishop was a master of political spin.
[00:39.720]He explained to the council
[00:41.972]that when King Henry died,
[00:43.218]he had left his crown to his daughter.
[00:45.717]"But,"
[00:47.206]he said,
[00:47.957]"because it seemed tedious to wait for the lady
[00:50.967]who made delays in coming to England
[00:53.464]since her residence was in Normandy,
[00:55.218]thought was taken for the peace of the country
[00:57.965]and my brother allowed to reign."
[01:00.466]This was a piece of breath-taking revisionism
[01:04.718]but the Bishop didn't stop there.
📝
纯歌词版本
Matilda cleverly promised Bishop Henry first place
among her advisors.
And in return
he rallied the church to her cause.
In April 1141,
Bishop Henry convened a special counsel of the church
at Winchester.
Among those who attended
was the chronicler, William of Malmesbury.
This is a translation of William's chronicle
and it's an extraordinary thing
more than 800 years later
to read an eye witness account.
It turned out
that the Bishop was a master of political spin.
He explained to the council
that when King Henry died,
he had left his crown to his daughter.
"But,"
he said,
"because it seemed tedious to wait for the lady
who made delays in coming to England
since her residence was in Normandy,
thought was taken for the peace of the country
and my brother allowed to reign."
This was a piece of breath-taking revisionism
but the Bishop didn't stop there.
🎵
LRC歌词版本
[00:00.000]Matilda cleverly promised Bishop Henry first place
[00:04.468]among her advisors.
[00:05.716]And in return
[00:07.467]he rallied the church to her cause.
[00:10.218]In April 1141,
[00:14.218]Bishop Henry convened a special counsel of the church
[00:17.466]at Winchester.
[00:18.716]Among those who attended
[00:20.716]was the chronicler, William of Malmesbury.
[00:23.218]This is a translation of William's chronicle
[00:28.461]and it's an extraordinary thing
[00:30.971]more than 800 years later
[00:32.461]to read an eye witness account.
[00:34.721]It turned out
[00:36.719]that the Bishop was a master of political spin.
[00:39.720]He explained to the council
[00:41.972]that when King Henry died,
[00:43.218]he had left his crown to his daughter.
[00:45.717]"But,"
[00:47.206]he said,
[00:47.957]"because it seemed tedious to wait for the lady
[00:50.967]who made delays in coming to England
[00:53.464]since her residence was in Normandy,
[00:55.218]thought was taken for the peace of the country
[00:57.965]and my brother allowed to reign."
[01:00.466]This was a piece of breath-taking revisionism
[01:04.718]but the Bishop didn't stop there.