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The King himself, Charles I, was captured and imprisoned here, in his own royal castle. A month later, he was executed. After a public beheading in Whitehall, Charles' s body was buried at Windsor. Monarchy was abolished, and Oliver Cromwell was in charge. Cromwell' s men set about flogging off all the King' s assets. Now, Charles I was the first great royal art collector, and there was a monumental quantity of paintings and precious objects to be disposed of. Windsor Castle itself was very nearly sold off, but parliament voted by the narrowest of margins to keep it. It was a low point for the castle, and yet it paved the way for a glittering transformation. |
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zhā lǐ yī shì guó wáng bèi dài bǔ, bìng bèi qiú jìn. zài tā zì jǐ de chéng bǎo lǐ. yí gè yuè hòu, tā bèi dìng zuì, zài bái tīng bèi gōng kāi zhǎn shǒu hòu, zhā lǐ de shī tǐ zàng zài wēn shā bǎo. jūn zhǔ zhì bèi qǔ xiāo, ào lì fú kè lún wēi ěr zhǎng quán. kè lún wēi ěr dí shì bīng kāi shǐ shōu jiǎo guó wáng suǒ yǒu de zī chǎn. xiàn zài, zhā lǐ yī shì chéng le yī wèi wěi dà de yì shù shōu cáng jiā, tā shōu cáng de dà liàng huà zuò hé zhēn guì de wù pǐn kě suí shí mài diào. lián wēn shā chéng bǎo dōu chà diǎn bèi mài diào, dàn yì huì yǐ jí qí wēi ruò de piào shù, jué dìng bǎo liú, zhè shì chéng bǎo zuì mò luò de shí hòu. rán ér, tā yě wèi chéng bǎo de huī huáng de zhuǎn biàn pù jiù tǎn tú. |