As far as “only-in-America” stories go, this is one for the centuries. It’s an epic tale with a global cast ranging from England’s Charles I – executed for treason in 1649 – to the last Shah of Iran, who was deposed by fundamentalist clerics more than three centuries later. Supporting these imperial cameos is a founding family of New York’s fabled Hamptons enclave – along with a dashing Jewish refugee whose good taste is helping to preserve one of the most historic properties on Long Island’s exclusive east end.
就“只有在美国才有”的故事而言,这是个世纪性的故事。这是一个史诗般的故事,有来自世界各地的演员,从1649年因叛国罪被处决的英国查理一世,到三个多世纪后被原教旨主义神职人员废黜的伊朗末代国王。支持这些皇室角色的是:纽约传奇的汉普顿飞地的一个创始家族,以及一位风度翩翩的犹太难民,他的好品味帮助保护了长岛东区最具历史意义的一处房产。