William Rufus (ENGLISH MONARCHS) - Hardcover

William Rufus [background and 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 1094-1100 -- Death in the Afternoon 1100 -- Epilogue -- Appendices: The Children of William I and Matilda -- William IIs Sheriffs -- Select bibliography -- Genealogical tables]

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. xix, 484 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. ; ISBN 9780520049369, 0520049365 OCLC 8954468 LCCN 82045902 LC DA197.5 .B37 1983 ; Dewey 942.02/2/0924 ; 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. ; black cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; ownership stamp ; foxing, else FINE/FINE. Book. Artikel-Nr. 009114

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