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William Rufus (ENGLISH MONARCHS) - Hardcover

Buch 11 von 34: English Monarchs

Barlow, Frank

 
9780520049369: William Rufus (ENGLISH MONARCHS)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0520049365 ISBN 13: 9780520049369
Verlag: University of California Press, 1983

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Verlag
University of California Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1983
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0520049365
ISBN 13 
9780520049369
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