Personal history, so cruel, so poignant
Mary Queen Of Scots Visitor Centre的点评
点评:For someone who hated history lessons in school I have become fascinated by certain aspects of history. Could be as I was living in Berlin when the wall went down or now have a wife of Scottish descent but it's the everyday history I find so interesting. Huge deciding battles in places far away do not hit as close to home as learning about the life and struggles of one person.
So it was when we visited this rather small and plane looking house. Then inside there is the fascinating story of this one woman who lived in turbulent times. She was a staunch Catholic but betrayed her faith in her fight for the throne. She was loved, hated, feared, respected and despised - sometimes it seems all by the same people.
The museum is charity run and asks only for donations. This is the kind of museum that we must not lose, many of the stories, betrayal and deceits seem still to echo down the ages.
I cannot recommend this highly enough. Just read Mary's last letter
翻译:虽然我以前很讨厌学校里的历史课,但现在我却对历史的某些方面产生了浓厚兴趣。或许是因为柏林墙倒塌时我正住在柏林,又或许是因为我的妻子有苏格兰血统吧,总之我最感兴趣的就是那些日常生活中的历史。那些发生在遥远地方的、决定历史走向的大战役,远不如了解某个普通人的生平与奋斗经历来得打动人心。
当我们参观这座看起来相当普通且面积不大的房子时,就是这样的感觉。馆内讲述着一位生活在动荡年代的女子的动人故事。她是一名虔诚的天主教徒,但为了争夺王位而背弃了信仰。她既受人爱戴,又遭人憎恨、畏惧、尊敬与鄙视——有时候似乎同一群人同时怀有这些截然不同的情感。
这座博物馆由慈善机构运营,仅接受捐赠。这样的博物馆我们绝不能让它消失,因为其中许多关于背叛与欺骗的故事似乎至今仍在时代中回响着。
我极力推荐这里,怎么推荐都不为过。看看玛丽最后一封信吧。