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William Rufus was not a bad king – at least, not by the standard of the times. The third son of William the Conqueror, he had inherited the throne of England at his fathers insistance, usurping the claim of his eldest brother, Robert.His reign was a ...
http://www.brighton73.freeserve.co.uk/tomsplace/interests/medieval/rufus.ht...
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- The Normans William
Strong, outspoken and ruddy hence his nickname Rufus, William II reigned 10871100 extended his fathers policies, taking royal power to the far north of England. Ruthless in his relations with his brother Robert, William extended his grip on the duchy ...
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheNor...
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William II or William Rufus rOOfus [key], d. 1100, king of England 1087–1100, son and successor of William I. He was called William Rufus or William the Red because of his ruddy complexion.His first act as king was to put down the effort of his uncle ...
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0852296.html
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- A BBC William II
William was born in around 1056 and almost nothing is known about his childhood. At his death in 1087, William I bequeathed his original inheritance, the Duchy of Normandy, to his eldest son, Robert Curthose. England he gave to William, his second an ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/william_ii_king.shtml
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