【跟着英剧练发音】A History Of Britain - 17A（在线收听）

 Edward, who needed no tutorials on the connections between ceremonies and power, immediately took this as a slap in the face, an act of virtual rebellion. In 1276, a huge army, the biggest seen in Britain since the Norman Conquest, invaded Gwynedd, penetrating right to its furthest corners, to Snowdonia and to Anglesey. Faced with this invasion, Llewellyn was forced to surrender. But, as so often in these years, humiliation bred defiance. In 1282, the Welsh launched a surprise attack on an English garrison. Edward now bore down again with an even bigger army, but this campaign was far from being a walkover.