![]() 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. Licentious, eccentric, and outrageous, his court was attacked at the time by Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, and later by censorious historians. He was famous for his generosity and courage and generally known to be homosexual. He was the son of William King of Sampson County, North Carolina, who rendered important service to his country during the Revolutionary War, was a member of the convention which was called to adopt the federal constitution, and was often a delegate. A boisterous man, William had many friends and none of the cold cruelty of most medieval monarchs. 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. Unlike Buchanan, King was never known to pursue a woman seriously. He came from a large, wealthy and well-connected southern family. The love life of William Rufus DeVane King, or Colonel King as he was often addressed, is a different story. King derived the name from the eighteenth century epic poem The Songs of Selma. His parents were William King and the former Margaret deVane. 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. William Rufus King is interred in Selma, Alabama, which he co-founded and named. 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. ![]()
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