渥瑞可(Warwick)靠近伯明翰(Birmingham),在英格兰的中部(midland),古来兵家必争。小镇不大,但很出名。特别是渥瑞可城堡,广告做到了希思罗机场(Heathrow)。
但凡学过英语的,都知道威廉一世。这哥们从法国的诺曼底(Nomandy)跨海征西,统治了英格兰,史称征服者威廉 (William the conquer)。他修建了这座城堡。时间相当于宋仁宗在位,应该是包大人的同时代人吧!
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城堡建在临河的土丘上,控制着小镇。河面并不宽阔,但充当护城河绰绰有余。翩翩芦荻,秋水长天。
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河那边芳草茵茵。谁料到这里曾是血腥的战场?一千年来,这里可打过不少仗,不知多少人曾在这里战死疆场,想来阴雨绵绵之时鬼声啾啾。
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渥瑞可城堡虽不是皇家城堡,但主人们却在英格兰声名显赫,尤其在玫瑰战争之时。战争是在同是愛德華三世後裔的約克家族和兰开斯特家族之间展开的,两家族皆以玫瑰为族徽,红玫瑰与白玫瑰。看似浪漫,其实异常残酷。短短50年间,近50个贵族家族灭绝。
那时,渥瑞可的理查德伯爵(Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick )曾富甲英格兰,势力直逼欧洲大陆,甚至可以左右谁当英王。他站在哪一方,另一边就要倒霉。他最终选了兰开斯特家族,决定了两位英王的人选,人称"定王侯" (Kingmaker)。1490年,他在城堡里囚禁了英王亨利四世。这段历史,威廉莎士比亚曾在《亨利四世》一剧有所描述。莎士比亚家所在的斯特拉特福镇 (Stratford-upon-Avon),离这里很近。来渥瑞可城堡,可以顺访莎翁故居。
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跟许多其他的英国城堡不同,这个城堡开发得非常好。里面布置了许多假人,用声光电热磁来还原旧时场景,吸引了很多孩子。你去看斯德林(Stirling)或者温莎(Windsor)城堡, 原汁原味,修旧如旧。这个城堡因为面向孩子,布置得相当不同。
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如果赶得巧,城堡还安排中世纪骑射表演,再现当年玫瑰战争的铁血与浪漫。
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至于驯鹰表演,这里一天有好几场。鹰是猛禽,在主人的指引下作出各种高难动作,令人叹为观止。
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若单以建筑而论,英国的建筑没有南欧国家的花哨,但特别实用。当英语成为世界语之后,古建筑后面的历史尤为吸引人。每每到了英国,也许是因为语言,我总想了解当地的历史和地理。渥瑞可在一般的旅游书上大概只有几个段落,不过实入其境,令人深感不虚此行。
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