The Killing of William Rufus
Author: Duncan William Grinnell-Milne
Publisher: Newton Abbot : David & Charles
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13:
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The Forest Dwellers
Author: Judith Arnopp
Publisher: FeedARead.com
Published: 2011-10
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781908603630
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ytene, England 1078 - twelve years after the Norman Conquest. When AElf and Leo encounter a trio of Normans molesting Alys, a forest girl fairer than any they have ever seen, they stop the attack in the only way they can ... violently. The resulting social upheaval tears the family apart and will end only with the death of a king. The Forest Dwellers is a story of oppression, sexual manipulation and revenge."
William Rufus
Author: Frank Barlow
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 511
ISBN-13: 0300147716
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror and England’s king for only 13 years (1087–1100) before he was mysteriously assassinated. In this vivid biography, here updated and reissued with a new preface, Frank Barlow reveals an unconventional, flamboyant William Rufus—a far more attractive and interesting monarch than previously believed. Weaving an intimate account of the life of the king into the wider history of Anglo-Norman government, Barlow shows how William confirmed royal power in England, restored the ducal rights in France, and consolidated the Norman conquest. A boisterous man, William had many friends and none of the cold cruelty of most medieval monarchs. He was famous for his generosity and courage and generally known to be homosexual. Licentious, eccentric, and outrageous, his court was attacked at the time by Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, and later by censorious historians. This highly readable account of William Rufus and his brief but important reign is an essential volume for readers with an interest in Anglo-Saxon and medieval history or in the lives of extraordinary monarchs.
King Rufus
Author: Emma Mason
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2008-07-01
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 0752486837
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The future William II was born in the late 1050s the third son of William the Conqueror. The younger William, - nicknamed Rufus because of his ruddy cheeks - at first had no great expectations of succeeding to the throne. This biography tells the story of William Rufus, King of England from 1087-1100 and reveals the truth behind his death.
WHO KILLED WILLIAM RUFUS
Author: Nigel Pascoe
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2016-10-10
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781326803988
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William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England
Author: William (of Malmesbury)
Publisher:
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 604
ISBN-13:
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Author: Edward Rutherfurd
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2013-06-12
Total Pages: 785
ISBN-13: 0804151024
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Rutherford brings England’s New Forest to life” (The Seattle Times) in this companion to the critically acclaimed Sarum From the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day, the New Forest, along England’s southern coast, has remained an almost mythical place. It is here that Saxon and Norman kings rode forth with their hunting parties, and where William the Conqueror’s son Rufus was mysteriously killed. The mighty oaks of the forest were used to build the ships for Admiral Nelson’s navy, and the fishermen who lived in Christchurch and Lymington helped Sir Francis Drake fight off the Spanish Armada. The New Forest is the perfect backdrop for the families who people this epic story. The feuds, wars, loyalties, and passions of many hundreds of years reach their climax in a crime that shatters the decorous society of Bath in the days of Jane Austen, whose family lived on the edge of the Forest. Edward Rutherfurd is a master storyteller whose sense of place and character—both fictional and historical—is at its most vibrant in The Forest. “As entertaining as Sarum and Rutherford’s other sweeping novel of British history, London.”—The Boston Globe
The King's Arrow
Author: Michael Cadnum
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2015-10-06
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 1504019733
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The king is killed on a shadowy summer day—and his servant becomes an outlaw On an August day in 1100, King William II of England goes hunting. At the side of the notorious monarch is his loyal servant, Walter Tyrrell, who is ranked among the finest archers in the kingdom. Riding through the New Forest, the king is separated from his party. Tyrrell lets loose a shot at what he thinks is a passing stag, but his arrow buries itself in the king’s chest instead. When he realizes what he has done, Tyrrell escapes from the forest—and into the twilight of English legend. For nearly 1,000 years, scholars have debated whether or not Tyrrell intended to kill the king. In this rollicking novelization of that ancient tragedy, author Michael Cadnum imagines what might have happened to cause that fatal shot—and where the fugitive archer ran to next.
The Norman Conquest
Author: Marc Morris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-09-13
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 1639364005
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest. An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This new history explains why the Norman Conquest was the most significant cultural and military episode in English history. Assessing the original evidence at every turn, Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain why England was at once so powerful and yet so vulnerable to William the Conqueror’s attack. Morris writes with passion, verve, and scrupulous concern for historical accuracy. This is the definitive account for our times of an extraordinary story, indeed the pivotal moment in the shaping of the English nation.
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