William Rufus

In the hall is kept what is known as William Rufus's stirrup-iron.

What to See in England Gordon Home 1923

The title character, Rufus Stone, actually comes not from a person, but from an English place name, the stone marking the spot in the New Forest where King William II known as William Rufus was fatally wounded by a hunter's arrow in the year 1100.

NYT > Home Page By D.D. GUTTENPLAN 2011

We could also add in William Rufus and Charles I as they are known to have died by violence, 4/40.

Chronology of the Kings of Gwynedd in the seventh century Carla 2009

Wasn't William Rufus King the first "gay" vice president?

McCain To Meet With Potential Running Mates 2009

Speaking of short, William Rufus deVane King miss nancy the shortest serving VP who didn't move up to be president.

Here's how ABC ends a blogpost about Obama standing in the pouring rain to give a speech. Ann Althouse 2008

Hubert de Vere is set on the Isle of Wight during the reign of King John; The Siege of Pevensey is set during the reign of William Rufus, and Elberta takes place in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, but it was Edwy and Elgiva, another historical tragedy, that Fanny presented in order to raise money.

Frances Burney (1752-1840) 2008

William Rufus was not insensible to his merit, nor blind to the importance of gaining his good will; and finding out his anxiety that Hereward should be restored to the land of his fathers, he took, or made an opportunity, by the forfeiture of some rebellious noble, of conferring upon our Varangian

Count Robert of Paris 2008

William Rufus, however, had formed a plan of totally extirpating the Foresters, whose implacable hatred, and restless love of freedom, had so often disturbed the quiet of his kingdom, and despised his forest laws.

Count Robert of Paris 2008

Beyond the fields of the farm stretched the gorse-strewn heath of the New Forest, which in turn gave way to the richly wooded acres that had been hunted by the kings of England since before William Rufus the Red, the son of William the Conqueror, lost his life to an ill-aimed arrow.

A Wicked Gentleman Jane Feather 2007

Beyond the fields of the farm stretched the gorse-strewn heath of the New Forest, which in turn gave way to the richly wooded acres that had been hunted by the kings of England since before William Rufus the Red, the son of William the Conqueror, lost his life to an ill-aimed arrow.

A Wicked Gentleman Jane Feather 2007