The Sin King
The court of William Rufus, son of the Conqueror, was known as a ‘brothel of male prostitutes’.
William II
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?
God and the Normans
David Crouch reconsiders William I and his sons as men of genuine piety – as well as soldiers.
The Death of William Rufus
William II of England was killed while hunting in the New Forest, on 2 August 1100.