Then his brother Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, made a bid for the throne of Sicily, and Henry demanded still more money from his subjects to support Edmund's cause.

后来，他身为兰卡斯特伯爵的弟弟艾德蒙企图获得西西里岛的王位，于是亨利需要来自他的臣民的更多的钱来支持他弟弟的事业。

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Saudi Arabia’s beleaguered liberals had placed high hopes in King Abdullah, who succeeded to the throne in 2005 with a reputation for reformist tendencies.

沙特阿拉伯的苦恼的改革派对Abdullah国王寄予很高的希望，Abdullah国王2005年继承王位，因改其有革主义倾向赢得了广泛声誉。

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Also interesting: the story seems to find Snow White already in possession of the throne, rather than fated to receive it as a reward for her virtue.

另一点也很有意思：在这个版本中，似乎白雪公主已经拥有了皇位，但并不是由于她的美德命运注定让她拥有皇位来作为奖赏的。

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"After being on the throne for over 63 years he is a supreme leader of this society,".

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It would appear that Milton's suggesting that it's chastity that actually establishes something like a precondition for hearing and learning that inspired song that's actually sung before the throne of God in Revelation.

那表明了弥尔顿的建议,关于确实是贞操建立了某些事物,像听和学的事先准备对歌的启发作用,在《启示录》里确实在上帝面前唱了。

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However, due to Sweden's strict royal succession rules -- which at the time did not permit a contender for the throne to marry a commoner -- King Gustav VI Adolph (the current king's grandfather) would not give his blessing to the union.

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He decides to make a try for the throne himself, but he reveals his plan to the wrong guy: Unulfo.

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There are many contenders, and maybe a few pretenders, for the throne.

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