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Silver penny of William II showing a crowned head facing forward (1089), Yorkshire Museum, York. Less than two years after becoming king, William II lost his father's adviser and confidant, the Italian-Norman Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury. After Lanfranc's death in 1089, the king delayed appointing a new archbishop for many years ...
Death of William II. Lithograph, 1895. Walter Tirel III [a] (1065 – some time after 1100), nicknamed the "Red Knight of Normandie", was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He is infamous for his involvement in the death of King William II of England, also known as William Rufus.
On television, William was portrayed by Peter Firth in the 1990 play Blood Royal: William the Conqueror, directed by Peter Jefferies. [9] Singer Frank Turner told the story of the death of William II in the song "English Curse" from his 2011 album England Keep My Bones.
King William II, the third son of William the Conqueror, was known as William Rufus. He reigned as King of England from 1087 until his death in 1100, at which point his younger brother, Prince ...
William II, Duke of Aquitaine (died 926) William II, Marquess of Montferrat (died c. 961) William II Sánchez of Gascony (died c. 996) William II, Count of Provence (c. 987 –1019) William II, Count of Besalú (died 1066) William II of Normandy (c. 1028 –1087), William I of England; William II of England (c. 1056 –1100), commonly referred ...
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Samir Hussein/WireImage Prince William returned to social media with his first public statement since his wife, Princess Kate Middleton, announced her cancer diagnosis. “Thank you for so many ...
William of England may refer to any of the following monarchs of England and later the United Kingdom: William I (c. 1028 –1087; r. 1066–1087), also known as William the Conqueror or William the Bastard; William II of England (c. 1056 –1100; r. 1087–1100), also known as William Rufus; William III of England (1650–1702; r.