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The fortunes of the Palace of Holyroodhouse would descend to their lowest ebb. While the troops of Oliver Cromwell were billeted there in 1651, fire broke out and the Palace was badly damaged. Years of neglect followed, as Scotland too was devastated by civil war, made worse by the clan loyalties of the Highlanders. Holyrood' s renaissance came in 1660, with the restoration of the monarchy. Its saviour was Charles II. If you met Charles at a dinner party, you would find him immensely charming. I mean, he was clearly one of those people who had that, sort of spot light quality, in that when he talked to you, you would think you were the only person in the room. He was a person who had that sort of glamour that makes him a hugely popular figure at times. You know, he would definitely be, as it were, a celebrity without trying. |
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hé lǐ lù dé gōng shèng jí ér shuāi, dào le zuì dī cháo. 1651 nián kè lún wēi ěr de bù duì zài cǐ zhù shǒu shí, gōng diàn qǐ huǒ, shòu dào yán zhòng sǔn huǐ. gōng diàn duō nián shī xiū, yīn sū gé lán shòu nèi zhàn róu lìn, gāo dì rén shì zú bù hé, lìng qíng kuàng gèng jiā è liè. 1660 nián jūn zhǔ zhì huī fù, hé lǐ lù dé gōng yì zhōng xīng, tā de jiù mìng ēn rén shì zhā lǐ èr shì. rú guǒ nǐ zài wǎn yàn zhōng yù shàng zhā lǐ, nǐ huì jué de tā mèi lì méi fǎ dǎng. tā shì nà zhǒng lìng rén zhǔ mù dì rén wù, gēn nǐ jiāo tán shí, nǐ huì yǐ wéi zhěng gè fáng jiān zhǐ yǒu nǐ yí gè. tā hěn yǒu fēng cǎi, lìng tā dà shòu huān yíng, qīng ér yì jǔ, chéng wéi wàn zhòng zhǔ mù dì míng rén, |