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Showing posts with label William Rufus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Rufus. Show all posts
20 August 2025

Hildebert of Lavardin

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He didn't want the titles he got, he didn't write the things people said he wrote, he wasn't the saint that some said he was, he...
29 November 2024

Death in the New Forest

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When he was in his 40s, King William II "Rufus" of England had successfully dealt with rebellions , been pretty successful in dea...
28 November 2024

Rufus versus Anselm

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The professional relationship between Anselm of Bec (later "of Canterbury") and King William II of England was as rocky as any s...
27 November 2024

William Rufus

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Technically, he was King William II of England but was called "Rufus" for his reddish beard, William was the third eldest son of W...
26 November 2024

The Rebellion of 1088

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When William the Conqueror died, he had already made his wishes clear about the division of his lands. His older son, Robert Curthose , bec...
04 August 2024

Edgar Ætheling, Part 3

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Edgar Ætheling had been through many ups and downs . For the trouble he had caused for William II of Normandy as an "alternate choice...
14 February 2024

Anselm versus Rufus

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The professional relationship between Anselm of Canterbury and King William II of England was as rocky as any similar pairing through Engl...
13 February 2024

Anselm Becomes Archbishop

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Anselm of Bec was the natural successor to Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, but King William II "Rufus" left the see vacant ...
12 February 2024

Anselm of Canterbury

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Anselm of Canterbury has been referred to in this blog a few times by one of his other names, Anselm of Bec. He was born 1033/34 in the Uppe...
06 October 2022

Henry I of England

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The first royal wedding too take place at Windsor Castle was that of King Henry I and Adeliza of Louvain.  Henry (c.1068 - 1135) was a young...
26 April 2016

The Death of William Rufus

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Recent posts have talked about the sons of William the Conqueror: how he left the kingdom to his second son, William Rufus; how the eldest,...
25 April 2016

The Charter of Liberties

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A copy of the Coronation Charter of Henry I/Charter of Liberties When William Rufus died, his younger brother Henry assumed the throne....
21 April 2016

The First Prisoner

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Ralph Flambard was born in Bayeux, Normandy six years before William the Conqueror crossed the English Channel and became King of England. ...
20 April 2016

Sibling Rivalry

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When William the Conqueror died in 1087, he decided to leave the throne of England to his second eldest, William Rufus. To his eldest, Robe...
19 April 2016

Robert Curthose

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Yesterday's post mentioned Henry becoming king of England upon the death of his brother, William Rufus. Their father was William the C...