Edward A. Freeman’s The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, in this second volume, continues his detailed history of England under the sons of William the Conqueror. Freeman, a leading Victorian medievalist, examines the turbulent reign of William Rufus, his conflicts with the Church and the barons, his mysterious death in the New Forest, and the seizure of the throne by his brother Henry I.
Famous for his exhaustive method, Freeman reconstructs the politics, personalities, and events of late eleventh- and early twelfth-century England in rich detail. The volume illuminates the consolidation of Norman rule after the Conquest. Readers interested in Norman England, the Conqueror’s dynasty, or medieval kingship will find it valuable. This free EPUB edition makes available the second volume of Freeman’s study of William Rufus and the accession of Henry I.