William II (Penguin Monarchs): The Red King (Penguin Monarchs)

by John Gillingham

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'To provide splendid settings for their displays of majesty, kings had great halls built, and none more so than Rufus'

William II, or William Rufus, son and successor to William the Conqueror, is most famous for his death: killed by an arrow while out hunting. Was it accident or murder? John Gillingham cuts through the prejudices of earlier accounts to bring this enigmatic figure out of father's shadow and reveal him as one of England's most effective and colourful warrior-kings.

  • ISBN10 0141989882
  • ISBN13 9780141989884
  • Publish Date 25 April 2019 (first published 27 August 2015)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd