William Rufus

by Barlow, Frank

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Title Statements

Full title :William Rufus / Frank Barlow.

Summary

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2000.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000.

The Physical Object

Description:xxiii, 486 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0300082916, 9780300082913
oclc:ocm44577546
LC Classification:DA197.5
Dewey Decimal:942.02/2/092

Background youth -- The kingdom obtained (1087-1088) -- The bachelor king and his domestic servants -- The nobility and higher clergy and the royal government -- The sinews of war -- The three brothers (1088-1095) -- The conquering hero (1094-1095) -- Death in the afternoon (1100) -- Epilogue -- The children of William I and Matilda -- William II's sheriffs.

Subjects

Biographies Biography England Geschichte <1087-1100> Grande-Bretagne -- 1087-1100 (Guillaume… Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1087-110… Great Britain Great Britain -- Biography. -- Kings an… Great Britain -- History -- William II,… Guillaume, II,, roi d'Angleterre) History Kings and rulers Koningschap Normands (Français) -- Biographies. -- … Normans Normans -- Biography. -- Great Britain Wilhelm (England, König, II.) William II, King of England