George Plantagenet / 乔治·普兰塔根特
George Plantagenet is a character from British history known mostly for the method in which he allegedly died.
乔治·普兰塔根特是英国历史上的一个人物，主要因他据说的死法而闻名。
George Plantagenet was one of three sons of Richard Plantagenet.
乔治·普兰塔根特是理查德·普兰塔根特的三个儿子之一。
Richard Plantagenet was a senior member of the York family.
理查德·普兰塔杰特是约克家族的高级成员。
The York family was frequently in conflict with the Lancaster family for control of the English throne.
约克家族经常与兰开斯特家族争夺英格兰王位的控制权。
This led to bloody battles between the supporters of the two families.
这导致了两个家族支持者之间的血腥战斗。
The York family was symbolised by the white rose whereas the Lancaster family was symbolised by the red rose.
约克家族的象征是白玫瑰，而兰开斯特家族的象征是红玫瑰。
Consequently, the conflict between the two families became known as the ‘War of the Roses’.
因此，这两个家族之间的冲突被称为“玫瑰战争”。
His father and his brother Edmund were killed at the Battle of Wakefield by the Lancasterian army.
他爸爸和他的兄弟爱德蒙在沃克菲尔德战役中被兰开斯特军队杀了。
However, one year later, his other brother, Edward, defeated the Lancaster army and became Edward IV, the king of England in 1461.
不过，一年后，他的另一个兄弟爱德华打败了兰开斯特军队，成为了1461年的英格兰国王爱德华四世。
George was given a senior position in his brothers court and actively supported him in his royal duties.
乔治在他兄弟的宫廷中获得了一个高级职位，并积极支持他履行王室职责。
George married and his father-in-law, Richard Neville, was also a close advisor to the king.
乔治结婚了，他的岳父理查德·内维尔也是国王的亲密顾问。
Unfortunately, their relationship with the king broke down when King Edward decided to marry a commoner.
不幸的是，当爱德华国王决定娶一个平民时，他们与国王的关系破裂了。
George and Richard led a revolt against King Edward and but their plans eventually failed and the had to flee to France.
乔治和理查德发起了对爱德华国王的叛乱，但他们的计划最终失败了，只好逃到法国。
The Henry VI took control of the English throne again in 1470 with the help of Richard Neville.
亨利六世在1470年在理查德·内维尔的帮助下再次掌控了英格兰王位。
George Plantagenet and Richard Neville were thus able to return to England.
乔治·普兰塔根特和理查德·内维尔因此能够返回英格兰。
As George Plantagenet was from the York family, his life was a lots less pleasant for him under a Lancastrian king.
由于乔治·普兰塔根特来自约克家族，在兰开斯特国王统治下，他的生活要艰难得多。
King Henry’s reign did not last long.
亨利王的统治没持续多久。
Edward IV retook power again and imprisoned Henry VI in the Tower of London where he died.
爱德华四世再次夺回了权力，把亨利六世囚禁在伦敦塔，亨利六世在那里去世。
Edward IV allowed his brother to remain in the royal court, however there was much friction between him and his brother.
爱德华四世允许他的兄弟留在王室，但他和兄弟之间有很多摩擦。
George Plantagenet’s mental health had severely deteriorated.
乔治·普兰塔根特的心理健康严重恶化了。
When his wife died he accused one of the servants of having poisoned her and illegally had her executed.
当他的妻子去世时，他指控其中一名仆人毒死了她，并非法处决了她。
He loudly claimed that his brother, the king, was using witchcraft to poison people and that the king was going to deny him his inheritance.
他大声说他的兄弟，国王，正在用巫术毒害人，并且国王要剥夺他的继承权。
He also claimed that he was going to find a child to pretend to be his son and use the child to challenge his brother for the English throne.
他还声称，他要找一个孩子装自己的儿子，利用这个孩子来挑战他的兄弟的英国王位。
George Plantagenet was warned many times that his behaviour was unacceptable but these warnings were ignored.
乔治·普兰塔根特多次被警告他的行为不可接受，但这些警告都被忽视了。
Eventually George was arrested and put on trial for treason.
最后乔治被逮捕并因叛国罪受审。
Following his conviction he was subsequently executed in the Tower of London.
定罪后，他随后在伦敦塔被处决。
Shortly after his death, a rumour started that he had been drowned in a barrel of expensive, sweet red wine.
他死后不久，就传出一个谣言，说他是淹死在一桶昂贵的甜红酒里。
The punishment for treason at that time for the nobility was beheading.
当时对贵族的叛国罪的惩罚是斩首。
However, some people at that time did not like the idea of spilling royal blood.
然而，那时有些人不喜欢洒皇家血液的想法。
Drowning was also a common method execution in Scotland.
溺水也是苏格兰常见的处决方法。
Others say it was because George Plantagenet was know to be a heavy drinker and that he even requested to be executed in this manner.
有人说这是因为乔治·普兰塔根特是个酒鬼，甚至还求以这种方式被处决。
The conflict between the families of Lancaster and York did not stop with Edward IV.
兰开斯特和约克家族之间的冲突并没有随着爱德华四世的去世而停止。
There were many more incidents of murders and battles between the two families before the lineage to the English crown became stable.
在两个家族之间，发生了更多的谋杀和战斗事件，直到国与英王室的血统变得稳定。