The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2)
The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, published by the Clarendon Press in 1882, continues Edward A. Freeman's History of the Norman Conquest of England into the reign of the Conqueror's son. This first of two volumes covers the years 1087 to 1097: the accession of William Rufus, the rebellion of the Norman barons on behalf of his brother Robert, the wars of 1090 to 1092 in Normandy and on the Scottish border, the appointment of Anselm as archbishop of Canterbury and his long conflict with the king, and the acquisition of Normandy when Robert pledged it to raise money for the crusade. Freeman's detailed narrative rests on close reading of the chroniclers. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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