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- Following his father's death of natural causes while campaigning in France on 9 September 1087 CE, William would be crowned king on 26 September of the same year in Westminster Abbey. Robert Curthose, meanwhile, inherited the title Duke of Normandy and the lands that went with it. A third brother, Henry, received cash instead of lands.
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Apr 16, 2024 · William II (born c. 1056—died August 2, 1100, near Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England) was the son of William I the Conqueror and king of England from 1087 to 1100; he was also de facto duke of Normandy (as William III) from 1096 to 1100. He prevented the dissolution of political ties between England and Normandy, but his strong-armed rule earned ...
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William was born c. 1056 CE in Normandy, his father being William, Duke of Normandy, otherwise known as William the Conqueror or William I of England following his invasion of that country in 1066 CE. The young William's mother was Matilda of Flanders (c. 1032-1083 CE), who was the daughter of the Count of Flanders and the niece of Henry I of Franc...
Following his father's deathof natural causes while campaigning in France on 9 September 1087 CE, William would be crowned king on 26 September of the same year in Westminster Abbey. Robert Curthose, meanwhile, inherited the title Duke of Normandy and the lands that went with it. A third brother, Henry, received cash instead of lands. The fourth br...
William's wild lifestyle soon upset figures in the Church, a situation not at all helped by the king's avoidance of appointing new bishops and abbots in order to keep Church revenues for himself. The king even refused to nominate a new Archbishop of Canterbury between 1089 and 1092 CE over a dispute about who supported which Pope (there being two r...
William II died on 2 August 1100 CE in the New Forest, as the result of a hunting accident when the nobleman William Tirel (sometimes spelt Tyrrell) fired a fateful arrow which bounced off the back of a fleeing stag and landed right in the centre of William's chest. At the time, the incident was regarded as an accident and Tirel was not punished fo...
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The Death of William Rufus. On August 2nd, 1100, the harsh, violent, cynical ruler, who was the second Norman King of England, mysteriously met his death while hunting in the New Forest. W.L. Warren asks: was it by accident or conspiratorial design, or was he the victim of a pagan fertility cult?
William II, also known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror and ruled as King of England from 1087 until his death in 1100. He is often depicted as a ruthless and unpopular monarch, but his reign was marked by significant political and military developments.
Immortalised in the Bayeux tapestry, 14 October 1066 is a date that decided the course of English history. Norman invader William the Conqueror defeated his Saxon opponent King Harold II at Hastings. This ushered in a new age for England, with many noble lines now mixing French and English blood.
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Timeline. c. 1056. Birth of William II of England . 1075. The future William II of England campaigns with success in Wales, subduing the Welsh king Caradog ap Gruffudd. 1087 - 1100. Reign of William II of England . 26 Sep 1087. William II of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. 1088.
William became England's king as a result of his father's death‐bed bequest. Whether his succession should be interpreted as involving the disinheritance of his elder brother Robert Curthose is a controversial matter which cannot be conclusively resolved from the existing sources.
