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William Rufus

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William (II) Rufus (c. 1056–1100)

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Third son of William the Conqueror, William (II) Rufus is shown, in this illustration from the Stowe manuscript, seated on a throne wearing his robes of state. King for 13 years, Rufus so enraged his barons that it is likely that his death while hunting in the New Forest was murder rather than an accident. He is buried in Winchester Cathedral, England.

King of England from 1087, the third son of William (I) the Conqueror. He spent most of his reign attempting to capture Normandy from his brother Robert (II) Curthose , Duke of Normandy. His extortion of money led his barons to revolt and caused confrontation with Bishop Anselm. He was killed while hunting in the New Forest, Hampshire, and was succeeded by his brother Henry I.



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uf and Richard de Malvoisin, and on the other was the pavilion of Hugh de Grantmesnil, a noble baron in the vicinity, whose ancestor had been Lord High Steward of England in the time of the Conqueror, and his son William Rufus.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
For their prelates; when they are proud and great, there is also danger from them; as it was in the times of Anselmus, and Thomas Becket, Archbishops of Canterbury; who, with their croziers, did almost try it with the king's sword; and yet they had to deal with stout and haughty kings, William Rufus, Henry the First, and Henry the Second.
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