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SUSPICIOUS death of WILLIAM II | Was William II murdered? How did William Rufus die?

MURDER, ACCIDENT or WITCHCRAFT? Which should we blame for the suspicious death of William II of England in the New Forest in 1100? To answer that we’ll need to go back to the primary sources and ask, how did William Rufus die that day? William II was the son of William the Conqueror and became King of England in 1087. It’s how William II died though, which is one of the things he is best remembered for, because he was shot with an arrow whilst out hunting, expiring on the spot. Tradition has it that the arrow was fired by one of his servants, Walter Tirel, Count of Poix, who was supposedly aiming for a nearby stag. Is that true though and was it a tragic accident, or was the King murdered on the orders of his brother and successor, Henry I? Or, was it all part of some bizarre witchcraft ritual, as one author has dramatically claimed? Were there portents of doom in the hours and days leading up to the death, such as prophetic dreams and how did Tirel and Henry II act straight after the death which has aroused suspicions? What was done with William II’s body too, for it may surprise you to know that it was poorly treated, both in 1100 and later and the bones have been disturbed several times, including by Oliver Cromwell’s forces. In this medieval royal history documentary from History Calling we look at all aspects of the death of William II. We’ll examine the Anglo-Saxon chronicle and the writings of men like William of Malmesbury, Orderic Vitalis and Sugar, Abbot of St Denis to try to get to the bottom of the question, was William II murdered? Along the way I’ll also explain why William II was known as William Rufus and why William II was hated by so many people. BUY MY BOOK (Find Your Irish Ancestors Online): https://amzn.to/3Z2ChnG Website (with 2 FREE DOWNLOADS): https://www.historycallingofficial.com/ Patreon:   / historycalling   Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/historyca... Instagram:   / historycalling   YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: DEATH, MURDER AND CORPSES PLAYLIST    • Death, murder and corpses   HISTORICAL MYSTERIES PLAYLIST    • Death, murder and corpses   THE TERRIBLE TREATMET OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR’S CORPSE    • APPALLING FATE OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR’S ...   THE WHITE SHIP TRAGEDY    • WHAT WAS THE WHITE SHIP DISASTER OF 1120? ...   THE GRUESOME CORPSE OF HENRY I    • DEATH AND BURIAL OF HENRY I | Gruesome dea...   HOW EMPRESS MATILDA LOST THE THRONE: THE REAL RHAENYRA TARGARYEN    • EMPRESS MATILDA: the woman who should have...   HENRY V: THE KING WHO WAS SHOT IN THE FACE    • The ARROW THAT NEARLY KILLED A PRINCE | Th...   HISTORIAN REACTS TO PRINCES IN THE TOWER THEORY    • Historian reacts to NEW PRINCES IN THE TOW...   WAS ANNE BOLEYN PREGNANT WHEN SHE DIED?    • Was ANNE BOLEYN EXECUTED WHILST PREGNANT? ...   IS THIS PORTRAIT ANNE OF CLEVES OR KATHERINE HOWARD?    • Is picture of KATHERINE HOWARD really ANNE...   LEARN MORE: Emma Mason, King Rufus: the life & murder of William II of England (2012). https://amzn.to/4i7gjqg C. Warren Hollister, ‘The Strange Death of William Rufus’ in Speculum, vol. 48, No. 4 (1973), pp. 637-653. Want to watch/hear/read more about history (and a whole host of other topics)? Then you might benefit from a free Audible or Prime video trial. They are available from the following links: AUDIBLE https://amzn.to/44MvlMi AUDIBLE PLUS & AUDIBLE PREMIUM PLUS https://amzn.to/42rh3PF PRIME VIDEO https://amzn.to/3LW7ykg GEAR USED Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (for video editing): https://amzn.to/3S6IoRK DJI Drone https://amzn.to/39hROZm Go-Pro Hero 10 camera: https://amzn.to/3rTWScL GoPro 3-Way 2.0 (Tripod/Grip/Arm): https://amzn.to/3vaVxjU Memory Card: https://amzn.to/3KeLZZs Microphone: https://amzn.to/3rYtjH8 NB: Links above may be affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase through one of these links, I earn a commission. It in no way affects the price you pay. Open Street Map copyright information https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright Creative Commons licenses used see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ #WilliamII #WilliamRufus #historycalling